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DEN · 13-02-2008

I have just bought a plasplug protiler,and was wondering how good these are,will they cover all aspects of tile cutting,or does anyone recommend anything else,its the one with the diamond cutter.cheers

DEN

**Sir Ramic** · 13-02-2008

What model number or wheel size was it? I have had a 180 for a few years now and its been great for the money.

DEN · 13-02-2008

It Is The 110mm Wheel Size And Cuts Tiles Up To 20mm Thick And Paid 40 Notes At B+q

**grumpygrouter** · 13-02-2008

It will probaly fine for a while for genral ceramic stuff. You might find it will struggle with porcelain, stone or quarries. £40 though, it is virutally disposable. Use it 'til it doesn't do what you need it to do then get something more appropriate to the task.

Grumpy

**Sir Ramic** · 13-02-2008

It will be ok for your normal wall tiles but it will struggle a lot on the heavier floor tiles. The wheels dont last too long and if the machine is still servicable when yo come to replace it, get a Marcrist wheel, cost about £25 for that size wheel.

DEN · 13-02-2008

it says it cuts ceramic,quarry,terracotta,slate,marble,frost proof,porcelain,graniteand limestone, and is the protilerplus model,would it be better just to attach a marcrist wheel instead of the one it comes with,or just leave it as it is for now,what other tile cutter would you recommend for most jobs and what prices are they cheers

**grumpygrouter** · 13-02-2008

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Originally Posted by DEN

it says it cuts ceramic,quarry,terracotta,slate,marble,frost proof,porcelain,graniteand limestone, and is the protilerplus model,would it be better just to attach a marcrist wheel instead of the one it comes with,or just leave it as it is for now,what other tile cutter would you recommend for most jobs and what prices are they cheers

I have no doubts that it will actually cut all those substances, what it won't say is how quick it will do so and how long the blade will last doing it.

Not all diamond blades are the same. I have a small cutter called a Bricollina (£120 ish) great wee cutter, unfortunately it has struggled badly on two types of tile that you cutter choice says it will cut. Quarry tiles and 1 particular type of procelain tile. It has cut everything else I have thrown at it. I would not expect anything different from the Plasplugs with standard blade.

Grumpy

DEN · 13-02-2008

cheers for the advice grumpy,what cutter would you recommend then? b+q have an industrial cutter for £20 more in the plasplugs range,or would you say there are better cutters on the market and what sort of price would i have to pay?

**grumpygrouter** · 13-02-2008

I think there has been a large amount of input in the forums on this already, Best thing may be to do a search in the box at the top for "wet cutters" and see what comes up. Everyone has their favourites and will defend them with a passion, just like dry cutters. See what comes up in the posts and then narrow down your choice to what you think is best within your budget.

Grumpy

**Fekin** · 13-02-2008

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Originally Posted by DEN

I have just bought a plasplug protiler,and was wondering how good these are,will they cover all aspects of tile cutting,or does anyone recommend anything else,its the one with the diamond cutter.cheers

DEN

I have one and for standard ceramic domestic jobs it's a great little cutter for the money, and the motors still going strong, though it's a noisey cutter, compared to the near silent Master Tiler I also use.

Fred · 13-02-2008

Get the 180 mastertiler, its very good, with a marcrist blade its cool!!! b&q were knocking them out for £70 from £120 a little while ago.

Grace'sDad · 13-02-2008

I had one for the first few months but I got the Master Tiler and it has a much quieter, more powerful induction motor. Also has a larger wheel.

The protiler will serve you well, but if you find yourself cutting a lot of porcelain, i'd recommend the Master Tiler (£70-£80)- the speed increase will save you money quickly!