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[robbieraven]

Hi Guys,

Anybody got any bright ideas, I've got to cut a 12cm diameter hole into a 600 x 300 tile. Trouble is the shower fitting cover gives me about 3mm tolerance all around before show, so it's got to be pretty perfect. Tiles are ceramic and about 6mm thick.

Cheers Rob

 

[radim]

grinder

 

[charlie1]

No problem robot, use a 12mm core cutter (guessing you don't have one). Use a 10 then and once cut all the way through, make the cut wider by cutting again at an angle and changing direction of the cut, hope you follow

 

[White Room]

I use one of these to score the hole Shaw Circle Cutter £28.99 in stock - next day UK delivery

 

[gamma38]

ATS diamond tools you can find them on here, you can get a 115mm drill bit from them for around £20 then just drill your hole. Easy....

 

[robbieraven]

Thanks Guys, I have a mini grinder so will probably try that first. Saw a video on Youtube saying if you superimpose the hole on both sides of the tile and grind from both sides you'll soon meet in the middle.

 

[robbieraven]

Thanks Gamma38, that looks good too.

 

[charlie1]

Oops, miss read that!! Ye, 120mm core from tradetiler is good or grinder and nippers

 

[AliGage]

Hi Guys,

Anybody got any bright ideas, I've got to cut a 12cm diameter hole into a 600 x 300 tile. Trouble is the shower fitting cover gives me about 3mm tolerance all around before show, so it's got to be pretty perfect. Tiles are ceramic and about 6mm thick.

Cheers Rob

Can i ask why?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Did one today - air extractor - angle grinder and nippers!