It’s New tools tuesdays - Tile Advice

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[hmtiling]

Boy not included

 

[Waluigi]

Nice looking one that is, nice and tough

 

[hmtiling]

Nice looking one that is, nice and tough

The gazebo?

 

[WetSaw]

The gazebo?

Those lumberjack shirts make you look tough!

 

[One Day]

It’s definitely a useful bit of kit Mark.

Essential as we've got to move and fix approx 50 pcs of 3m x 1.5m around a pool siding and onto the walls - theoretically without falling into the (empty) pool!

 

[Waluigi]

Enjoying the sigma so far. Arrived at my customers house yesterday and put straight to use within the hour. Build quality is really good.

 

[Fitwidge]

Nearly forgot to post this......

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Just got mine today!
Done a few tester cuts on some porcelain
But there not the best cuts
Tried scoring soft and hard
How have you find the 3c3m so far?

 

[Waluigi]

I have the 3D3M. Same thing tho....

Too early for me to say. I’m doing some soft ceramic wall tiles- 700 x 250 so difficult to say. It takes time to get used to a new cutter. It’s a new technique. Similar principle.

The measuring bar is good. Nice having it near to you.

Can’t say I’m disappointed so far.

 

[Waluigi]

Just did a side by side test with my Rubi TS. Yes the Rubi does cut this particular material better.
Not sure if this photo shows it. The biscuit is more even on the Rubi.

Rubi on the right.

Early days- one tile doesn’t make a cutter.

 

[Bill]

Just did a side by side test with my Rubi TS. Yes the Rubi does cut this particular material better.

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

 

[Waluigi]

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

Bang on. Montolit cuts soft ceramics in a very similar way to the Sigma.

Not a very accurate test of a cutters abilities especially when you consider why people started moving away from Rubi- Porcelain.

 

[Fitwidge]

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

I’ve scored the same line on the sigma a few times and seems to be ok, not great still but better... gonna get a different tile to porcelain and see what its like then

 

[Waluigi]

Don’t forget to do that test of cutting a 40mm slither in half- that common thing that needs doing in the world of tiling

 

[Fitwidge]

Don’t forget to do that test of cutting a 40mm slither in half- that common thing that needs doing in the world of tiling

Managed to slice a 50mm haha!
After scribing about 10times
Anything below 50mm just snaps