Hi,
I know that Rubi make some great kit but here in Holland a TS 60 will knock you back +- 240 euros. However I can pick up the Genesis Pro 600 mm cutter for 79 euros. A considerable saving. Does anyone rate the Genesis cutters ?
Are they ok for heavy duty use ?
Any comments will be greatly appreciated,
Cheers, Phill.F

why dont you see if trade tiler can deliver to you in holland

i find that the rails bend on thick porcelain tiles,still got one but dont use it.I would contact trade tiler aswell ,im sure Dave will help you out.

you could ask chris tiilng, he won one in Junes Job of the Month comp

looks good but not yet used it...and probably wont for a week or two as have nat stone jobs to do first...sorry, I cant help! Brian's review is worryingly interesting though

I've got the super pro 600, and so far it's coped with both ceramic and porcelain with no probs, just make sure to use Rubi scoring wheels in it as supplied one's aren't the best

Originally Posted by obobsmith

I've got the super pro 600, and so far it's coped with both ceramic and porcelain with no probs, just make sure to use Rubi scoring wheels in it as supplied one's aren't the best

Same here.

Thanks for the advice guys and here is an update. The client told me the tiles were big which to me meant 50x50 or 60 x 60. So in the end I got the Rubi TS 60 plus and turned up at the job once the tiles arrived, jeez-- 120 x 60 porcelain floor tiles, XXL range by mosa (www.mosa.nl).
The TS won't break them trying to cut the 60 width, so I knew I'd have a problem with the 120 length. I managed to locate a TX 1200 cutter for hire here in Amsterdam and gave it a go but it won't break the tiles.
Any suggestions ?? Is there a cutter out there for the job?
Cheers, Phil.

sigma?or a grinder or wet cutter?

I've got the genesis 600, got it on a sale at boydens, epsom a year ago for 70 notes. A good all round cutter, but couldn't cut the hardest porcelain I've ever come across a few weeks ago, in fact, my mercrist blade suffered as well!

I don't like the stop guide, too complicated, should be more like the Rubi. I also find with large tiles, I have to check and re-check my marks before I score and cut.

if there that big i'd go with an angle grinder or a wet saw. Gonna be time consuming but i think its the only option

used a tx1200 on 1200 x 600 porcelain and it was fine, cutting the 600 side you can score and break them over your knee. use knee pads tho

Thanks for the tip Biffa. And I finally got got the TX 1200 to break the tiles along the 120 length but getting them to break cleanly is another story !! Guess it's just a matter of working on my snapping technique.
Guy in the hire shop has suggested scoring the tile then applying an initial high pressure action on the tile at the top end ( without actually breaking the tile), then moving to the bottom of the tile and snapping it there.
Does that make sense to anyone ? These tiles are 55 euros each plus VAT so practicing to make perfect could get rather expensive.
Cheers, Phil.

I love my Genesis cutter, although it hasn't seen really heavy use yet. Just did about 20m of Porcelain (can't remember the make, but they were pretty hard). The rails do bend, if you try to break the tiles by applying pressure, but when you flick the heel of your hand onto the handle, the break nice n easy!

This info's a bit late for you i know, but might be useful for someone else...