I know this thread has been mentioned on here a hundred times but i gotta get my side of it in. I got a rubi ts60 which i've had for about 12 months now and im not impressed with it to say the least. I've just tiled a feature wall in a bedroom with unicom starker 614 x 406 porcelain and surprise surprise the rubi won't look at the tiles so i borrowed a sigma (don't know what model but base is 750) and guess what? it cut them with no strain and with a very good cut. not as easy to line up as the rubi (due to the centre rail and the suspended bed moving so it's thumbs up for the sigma for me and my ts60 is for sale if anyones interested. and i'll be nice to my new wife and see if she'll buy me a sigma for xmas

the ts 60 is awful on porc Mike, I virtually gave mine away after leaving it in my shed for years.

Ts range are only good for ceramic's. Get yourself a tx700 and you won't be disappointed.


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I use both sigma and rubi TX700, both good cutters for the purpose

dont forget, if you own a ts60 and its struggling with porcelain tiles, simply scribe then tap the back off the tile with a hammer and viola! ;0)

the ts plus range are better than the standard ts. you can feel the handle bite at a much higher point than the ts does...i like the tx700 tho although its still way too heavy even tho i have the new version..

ed

mate i just bought Rubi Ti-S-66 Manual Tile Cutter as the ts 60 plus i had kept splintering the front of the tile when pulling the breaker down. Bought this and like you say harder to line up but is different class at clean cuts. have not used the sigma!!. good luck. Hamilton tiling

Originally Posted by AstonTiling

dont forget, if you own a ts60 and its struggling with porcelain tiles, simply scribe then tap the back off the tile with a hammer and viola! ;0)

the ts plus range are better than the standard ts. you can feel the handle bite at a much higher point than the ts does...i like the tx700 tho although its still way too heavy even tho i have the new version..

ed

Isnt this the conversation we were having last week?

Got a ts60 as my main cutter when i first started out 4 years ago, and I agree anything other than ceramic it does struggle with (found it leaving tails on porcelain that either needed nipping or grinding off). Got a tx1200 earlier this year and now a tx700 is on my christmas wish list so I can use the ts as a ceramic only cutter

the TR or the TX win for me hands down

Originally Posted by Scottley

Isnt this the conversation we were having last week?

thats the one scott... or you can stamp on the tile and that'll snap it too

Originally Posted by Brian J

Got a ts60 as my main cutter when i first started out 4 years ago, and I agree anything other than ceramic it does struggle with (found it leaving tails on porcelain that either needed nipping or grinding off). Got a tx1200 earlier this year and now a tx700 is on my christmas wish list so I can use the ts as a ceramic only cutter

like this then?

i'll try out a tx700 on porcelain before I buy the sigma. i used the tx on the training centre but that was just on cheap ceramics. the tx will cut 45's which the ts won't so added bonus

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enough said.

i still think that a sigma is better built and less parts to go wrong on but the rubi is easier to line up. I am buying a push sigma 3dk klick klock 90cm to go with my tx 700n rubi and have the best of both worlds!

Montolit > sigma> rubi..

Each to their own

Each to their own

Just got a big clinker today as a stopgap til I get the tx700, and I have to say I am very impressed with it for the price. Bit of a pig to line up the cut marks but nice clean cuts, and a solid feel to it

Sigma superior tile cutter imo

Sigmas,for me are better cutters regardless of the lining up problem,rubis have over the past few years become increasingly fragile.

What i will say is if you are cutting porcelain on a rubi you do need the gold plated 18mm wheel,i have no problems at all cutting porcelain using them, unless it is especially tough and the breaking point that pops up tends to wear down and costs a few quid to replace the whole breaker.

I have ts 40 and ts 60 for ceramic and tr 60 for porc

Ts have wrong cutting action for porc (IMO)

TR 60

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get a sigma and it will cut porcelain and ceramic and quarrys and no need to change wheels and its more robust.

I know I'm a grown man....... but I do love my TX's




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I've been up and down the sponsor list and don't see Sigma anywhere!
Been using Rubi for more years than I remember and all basic models. Even hired a 1200 for £5/day for a recent job. Never had a tile I couldn't cut and when it gave up - just sent it to the tiler in the sky!

Do Sigma need to be a sponsor to be talked about Timeless john..

I fear not.. ..

As for Rubi v Sigma.. I choose Montolit..

I have to say having been the owner of a MONTOLIT for 2 days now and just used it to cut a whole batch of mosaics its an awesoe machine. Even without the mosaic mat! I was desperate for the Sigma but it came downto price in the end.

Sigmas are great machines no doubt but the reason i went for the monty 75p was i fancied a push cutter , cutting large formats in tight areas i find it better for the measuring bar to be at the top of the machine, i would get another sigma but it would be a push...

Never really used a montolit for any amount of time so cant really comment on them,was a rubi man for 15 years and when i first started using a sigma i found them really hard to use but after a while i got used to them.

As i said earlier rubi's seem to be very brittle (to me)regardless of the model.

God i sound like my dad"They dont make em like they used to"

We have a tx 700,it works fine most of the time. Sometimes i push down the opposite end the breaker.Thumb one side of the score mark fingers other side. Not tryed the sigma sounds good. found the ts only works on ceramic