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nige123 · 14-02-2008

hi all.has anyone got any info on the husqvarna 670 cheers! NIGE

Yorkie · 14-02-2008

Got dropped of a couple of these cutters to trial at the beginning of the week, haven't really had time to put them through there paces yet as Iv'e only just got back in today but give it till monday and I'll be able to tell you more.

**Fekin** · 15-02-2008

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Originally Posted by nige123

hi all.has anyone got any info on the husqvarna 670 cheers! NIGE

Depends on what info you are wanting.

Max cutting depth15 mmMax cutting length 670 mm

I also did a review of mine when I got it, so I'll quote it below.

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After quite a few people had asked me how my new Husqvarna cutter is like to use, I thought I'd do a sort of, my little review of it.

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Now I've never used anyother cutter other than my trusty £40 Plasplug, so this isn't a comparrison against a Rubi or anything else.

Start from the top I guess.

Bright orange sturdy carrying case, good balance of weight once loaded with the cutter.

Inside the case theres 6 slots for cutting wheels, and obviously small compartments for the support arm and measure bar, and the cutter comes with a 6mm and 10mm cutting wheels, both standard silver wheels.

The Husqvarna TC 670 has a single arm, for scoring and breaking with the cutting wheel very fast and easy to fit by unscrewing the handle a turn or 2, slotting in the cutting wheel to the depth you require and re-tighten up the handle and has very strong grip of the wheel.

To break the tile once you have scored it you just bring the wheel back a third way down the tile, lift the arm a few inches and pull back a plunger on the handle to lower the breaking arms onto the tile, then press firmly down again to snap it, then release the plunger and the breaker moves back up out of the way.
Over all, a nice easy no fuss way of scoring and breaking.

On the menu today was black polished 6mm porcelain, which the cutting wheel had no problems with what so ever.
All it needs is a good firm stroke across the tile, bring back a third and breaker down and a firm but not hard press of the handle to snap it.

The porcelain tiles are 400 x 400's, and with the side support arm on cutting just an inch of the side of the tile isn't too bad, conversion rate was about 80% of the time, and when it didn't break away the full length of the tile, it only left a small triangle of unbroke off tile, which was dispatched quickly with the wet cutter.

Only problem I had was that for the first few tiles, the paint on the bottom of the breaking arm that touched the tile surface was leaving slight marks as the paint started to come off, but after a while this stopped happening.

Line of sight for your marker is also good, though today on this first ever use of the cutter I was in a very dimly lit garage and tended to use the actual wheel on the mark before scoring to be 100% sure.

So, for it's first test run, I think the Husqvarna did very well on porcelain, though it was only 6mm tiles, but I wasn't having to press that hard as I was scoring.

All in all, for £120 I think it's a great "not breaking the bank" over 600mm cutter.

tilinga2z · 16-02-2008

Took delivery of mine last week, just done a bathroom this week so used it accordingly. Well firstly it is similar to the Rubi in terms of looks and wheel placement and so on. There the similarity ends, the Husky is much more robust and has a much thinner bed than the Rubi equivalent. The breaking mechanism is on the scoring handle which apart from the obvious one handle score and break feature there is another great asset to this, that being that although a long bed you can cut and snap tiles anywhere along the bed even at the very bottom which can make the Husky feel like a TS30, so I do believe the 670 is close to being the only cutter you need. Also it has a central spine which makes lining up your cut marks so easy. Usually I am nipping away at tiles taking off the odd mm here and there, but in the whole bathroom I have done this week I nipped half a dozen tiles saving me a lot of time. As for different tile types I willl post on my findings but I am one of those people who can be critical about imperfections (i think tilers are), I am pleasently surprised thus far.

nige123 · 17-02-2008

hi daz! thanks for the info you quoted £120 where from. thanks nige

tilinga2z · 17-02-2008

I looked around a lot for that price Nige123 but the cheapest I ccould find is £160 delivered.

**Fekin** · 17-02-2008

I got my Husqvarna TC670 from Yorkshire tiling tools, for £125 delivered.

tilinga2z · 17-02-2008

I got mine from the same place they have obviously gone up in price...oh well stioll worth every penny.

felix · 17-02-2008

I have had mine for about six months and it is great. Really impressed with it

bishbosh77 · 17-02-2008

I have one as we had both cuters to use and i thought the husqvarna was a better machine so i bought one.

baht'at · 18-02-2008

Hi had one since July last year and is great for those bigger and thicker tiles.
Got it from Yorkshire Tilling and well worth the money.
Just checked the web site and they have gone up slightly since last year and the £160 does include vat.
The following is a link to the page http://www.yorkshiretilingtools.co.u...e=2&category=4