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Discuss Cheap sigma 3bm in the Tiling Tools at TilersForums; Hi guys i know a few of you saw my post regarding the sigmas, i just wanted to pass on a great deal i found. diatech which is widely known ...
          
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    Hi guys i know a few of you saw my post regarding the sigmas, i just wanted to pass on a great deal i found.
    diatech which is widely known as the cheapest for sigma, so im told, are selling these for 240 +vat and delivery = around the 300 mark for next day delivery..
    i have found a website called toolventure selling them for 230 including vat and next day del i think this must be a mistake on their part as nobody iv spoken to can touch this. so will not be this price for long im sure

    iv ordered mine, due by 10 in the morn and canny wait

    hope this helps someone out as i got alot of good advice here...

    cheers guys.

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    Default Re: Cheap sigma 3bm

    I know a shop selling them for around that price as well... Westerhope tiles.. Leo loves his Sigmas..

    Well i suppose someone has to

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    thank for that mattle,by the way!!

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    Default Re: Cheap sigma 3bm

    glad you're sorted and good to know next time i need a sigma

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    Default Re: Cheap sigma 3bm

    i did actually speak to leo, is he a member on here?
    he basically just said he would beat any price but was under the same impression as me that the price they had was a mistake, although he did still offer to beat it but had none in stock... great bloke to chat to, very knowlegable

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    Leo isn't a member no but yes he will always try to price match or beat it but he's selling Sigmas on peace..

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    just had a look at the web site, theres some grate bargins on there to be had, you can treat yourself to a case for £50, and its on wheels, and it proberly won't fall apart, unlike a certain case for another tile cutter brand that i cant remember the name of right now...
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    Quote Originally Posted by andy allen View Post
    just had a look at the web site, theres some grate bargins on there to be had, you can treat yourself to a case for £50, and its on wheels, and it proberly won't fall apart, unlike a certain case for another tile cutter brand that i cant remember the name of right now...
    haha next purchase lined up alredy
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    Nice one Matt. Great price there.Let us know how the first meeting goes. Lol.Some nice pics too.I'm interested to see if it's as good as the 3B.
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    the beast came today, what a peice of kit... got delivered to my job by pdp with a txt giving me an hours notice, came bang on time..

    450x200 ceramics today, took maybe 3-5 cuts to get used to lining up having come of a rubi for the last 4 years, and also get used to the pressure needed, the breaker is so much stronger than the rubi (1200kg to rubis 750kg) i was just punching it straight through the tile at first but my god what a cutter, the feature tile was a 450x200 with 2 scored out lines down the lenght to create the effect of 3 thinner tiles so i experimented with how close to the pre scored line i could cut..
    2mm....... wow

    8mm with the rubi...

    i have a new best friend

    hope all that made sense
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    well done mate.......another converted sigma user, wont be long before the rest of them see the light, and follow in your footsteps..
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    Well done Matt, the cat that got the cream comes to mind now. Lol.
    Keep us posted on how the relationship blossoms.
    By the way you're a lucky git. Lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by hillhead View Post
    Well done Matt, the cat that got the cream comes to mind now. Lol.
    Keep us posted on how the relationship blossoms.
    By the way you're a lucky git. Lol
    lol will do, i am lucky, that price definatley wont be on for long... dave from diatech rang me today beacause i got the quote from him but didnt call back to order. he wanted to see what price i had found to see what the market was like at the minute and he was gobsmacked by that price.

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    give us a pic of it in action,

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    As i thought.. they crush tiles.. just like my Monty... ah well, at least someone has actually come out and said that the sigma does crush tiles..

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    Quote Originally Posted by doug boardley View Post
    give us a pic of it in action,
    phone 2123.jpg

    sorry for the poor quality, i just cut two 15mm slithers off a very tough 12mm thick riven porcelain. very impressive

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    As i thought.. they crush tiles.. just like my Monty... ah well, at least someone has actually come out and said that the sigma does crush tiles..
    im gonna defend them to the hills now lol, a full convert

    the crushing was all me.... so much extra force needed with the rubi, feel like popeye using the sigma

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    As i thought.. they crush tiles.. just like my Monty... ah well, at least someone has actually come out and said that the sigma does crush tiles..
    Must be operator error then, I dont have that issue.
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    OOOOh all defensive now... to late the truth is out...

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    OOOOh all defensive now... to late the truth is out...
    ok so the truths out.... iv been taking protein shakes for breakfast, needed that little extra in the tank to lug the rubi around all day and split the old porcs....... now im turning tiles into dust lol

    no force required...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    OOOOh all defensive now... to late the truth is out...
    The power of the Dark side no need for the Force
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattle40 View Post
    ok so the truths out.... iv been taking protein shakes for breakfast, needed that little extra in the tank to lug the rubi around all day and split the old porcs....... now im turning tiles into dust lol

    no force required...
    we shall have to turn you back from the dark side young padawan
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    Quote Originally Posted by doug boardley View Post
    we shall have to turn you back from the dark side young padawan
    haha brilliant, dont know what i love more, the new sigma or the smileys light sabre fighting

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    haha brilliant, dont know what i love more, the new sigma or the smileys light sabre fighting
    I think they are one in the same.. look at the broken bits flying about..

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    Awesome.......... Sigma
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    Glad you seen the light.

    Rubi is like a Vauxhall Vectra. Hundreds of them about, designed for people of low intelligence to use and falls apart after a few years.

    Sigma is like a touring car. Takes great skill to use, designed to last in enduring circumstances and can deal with anything thrown at it.

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