Big clinker and porcelain tiles problem - TilersForums.com

[Hlm]

Hello,

After a bit of help and advise please.

I've used the clinker before to cut porcelain tiles and it handled then no problems, nice clean breaks.

This time around the tile is denser, I've got to score slighter harder resulting in chips to the glaze here and there. Then when it's time to break, using a sharp slapping action, the tile breaks down to the last 3/4 and then the break swerves off.

The tiles are 600x300, trying to cut the longest length.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Hello,

After a bit of help and advise please.

I've used the clinker before to cut porcelain tiles and it handled then no problems, nice clean breaks.

This time around the tile is denser, I've got to score slighter harder resulting in chips to the glaze here and there. Then when it's time to break, using a sharp slapping action, the tile breaks down to the last 3/4 and then the break swerves off.

The tiles are 600x300, trying to cut the longest length.

Any help would be appreciated.

scribe the face then take out of the cutter back edge the end of each scribe from the back with a pin hammer then tap the back of the tile in the middle with the pin hammer should break in two without sharding off

 

[Hlm]

scribe the face then take out of the cutter back edge the end of each scribe from the back with a pin hammer then tap the back of the tile in the middle with the pin hammer should break in two without sharding off

Thanks for the reply.

Think I'm going to have to buy a wet cutter, I've tried different methods, tapping each end with the breaker but still the same break off.

 

[widler]

Thanks for the reply.

Think I'm going to have to buy a wet cutter, I've tried different methods, tapping each end with the breaker but still the same break off.

Unfortunately some of the porca are crap to cut,even with a mighty sigma
I've just done a 80m2 ish room,and nearly all the straight cuts just slightly snapped off line at one end,in more or less the same place,couldn't notice when the skirt was on but would pee you off if you were working up to skirts.
Was talking to another tiler in the pub last week,he said exactly the same thing to me about the same tile,said they were a right pain

 

[Hlm]

Unfortunately some of the porca are crap to cut,even with a mighty sigma
I've just done a 80m2 ish room,and nearly all the straight cuts just slightly snapped off line at one end,in more or less the same place,couldn't notice when the skirt was on but would pee you off if you were working up to skirts.
Was talking to another tiler in the pub last week,he said exactly the same thing to me about the same tile,said they were a right pain

Sometimes I can get the cut straight with a combination of a few scores and tapping both ends, but I think the wet cutter will be the best option for the longer cutting.

Thanks for the advise.

 

[beanz]

Unfortunately some of the porca are crap to cut,even with a mighty sigma
I've just done a 80m2 ish room,and nearly all the straight cuts just slightly snapped off line at one end,in more or less the same place,couldn't notice when the skirt was on but would pee you off if you were working up to skirts.
Was talking to another tiler in the pub last week,he said exactly the same thing to me about the same tile,said they were a right pain

That's a worry... My sole reason for wanting a Sigma, is that the Rubi cutters struggle with some of the porcelain tiles I've used, and I end up having to wet cut everything. If a sigma can't cut em either, am I just going to be throwing good money after bad! :-/

 

[widler]

That's a worry... My sole reason for wanting a Sigma, is that the Rubi cutters struggle with some of the porcelain tiles I've used, and I end up having to wet cut everything. If a sigma can't cut em either, am I just going to be throwing good money after bad! :-/

Don't know mate, i use a rubi tx700, but the other tiler was a sigma user and i know phil hobson had some bother with some porca tiles which nothing would touch.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Don't know mate, i use a rubi tx700, but the other tiler was a sigma user and i know phil hobson had some bother with some porca tiles which nothing would touch.

Certainly did Craig, they were glazed porcs, Andy Carrol has the top of the range Sigma manual it would not touch them, we ended up using a Rubi bridge saw.

 

[widler]

Certainly did Craig, they were glazed porcs, Andy Carrol has the top of the range Sigma manual it would not touch them, we ended up using a Rubi bridge saw.

I remember it well, the 'cracked tile mystery' at mr wagstaffs? Job .
But some tiles are getting silly, i had some porca crack in more or less the same place, everytime before and like you used a wet saw .

 

[beanz]

Porcelain tiles are becoming the bane of my life! I'm getting tempted to charge stone rates for fixing the damn things! If not more......