Hi

I have a plasplugs master tiler & the supplied blade really struggles with hard porcelain and stone, I have a few jobs coming up envolving stone & porcelain so i'm thinking of getting a new blade for it.

Do I need a separate cutter for stone & porcelain as I've used markrist blades on cutters before & they were great on stone but when i used them for ceramics they chipped the glaze along the cut making the cut messy?

Can anyone recommend a blade that would be a great all rounder or should i get 2 different cutters one for stone & porcelain & one for ceramics so i don't have to keep changing blades?

Thanks in advance

Matt

Check this link Tradetiler Tilers Marcrist Diamond wheels I got one of these marcrist blades on a rubi cutter, brilliant

mmm I've used a marcrist, but i much prefer a rubi cpc blade

Originally Posted by whitebeam

Check this link Tradetiler Tilers Marcrist Diamond wheels I got one of these marcrist blades on a rubi cutter, brilliant

I think theses are the blades i used before that chipped ceramics it was a wider blade than the usual diamond ones with ridges on the cutting edge Although it was a hired blade on a hired machine so that might have been the problem?). I'm guessing you've never had that problem with these blades?

Originally Posted by Matthew77

Hi

I have a plasplugs master tiler & the supplied blade really struggles with hard porcelain and stone, I have a few jobs coming up envolving stone & porcelain so i'm thinking of getting a new blade for it.

Do I need a separate cutter for stone & porcelain as I've used markrist blades on cutters before & they were great on stone but when i used them for ceramics they chipped the glaze along the cut making the cut messy?

Can anyone recommend a blade that would be a great all rounder or should i get 2 different cutters one for stone & porcelain & one for ceramics so i don't have to keep changing blades?

Thanks in advance

Matt

As far as i'm aware I think Rubi do a compatable blade for the master tiler.

Aldi were doing a twin blade pack really cheap 7 quid ok as long as you take it really slow but I dont think they will last somehow, dug me out of a hole though when my Plasplugs blade decided to go on strike.

ALDI was just round the corner and I always have a wee wonder round looking for a bargin ( tools to wine)

On cheap ceramic I've had chips with a dry cutter and the wet one, good quality tiles have been no problem, never used a cpc blade but Dave rates them. Oh and Doug as well

I think the marcrist will be great on stone, as it's not glazed, but i found that it chipped the glaze off ceramic and porc, altho it really did fly through the porc tiles

Originally Posted by doug boardley

I think the marcrist will be great on stone, as it's not glazed, but i found that it chipped the glaze off ceramic and porc, altho it really did fly through the porc tiles

This is what i found when i used these blades before, maybe i'll invest in a more powerfull wet cutter with a marcrist blade for stone now then as my plasplugs has done a great job considering i've had it for just over a year now & wasn't expecting it to last more than a few months at the price i payed (£70 i think)

right i'm off to the thread on here about the best wet cutters.

thanks all

de walt 2400 seems to be the cutter of dreams at the mo mate

My rubi nd200 is a good cutter but the dewalt sounds sooooooooooo good

Originally Posted by doug boardley

de walt 2400 seems to be the cutter of dreams at the mo mate

Wow that looks like something i could do with

i bought the master tiler turbo blades for cutting stone etc,albeit they do cut faster than the normal blades for the cutter and only cost £20 ,i really could with getting a better wet saw nowadays!