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Yes mate, I think he weighed it in with an old radiator and a washing machine, lol!
I didn't know that Matt. Cheers for the heads up. I'm picking mine up in the morning. If it is not as good as you say, I think I'll get the same as what I've already got. You'd automatically think it was an upgraded cutter with it being a 2. Just shows you!
Thats not possible with any device like this though is it? too many bearings that will have some play?
Sorry i was off on a bit of a tetchy rant whilst trying to cut my big clinkler number 2 edition up into small enough bits to put in an envelope and post back to screwfix. Lol
I'll be exchanging mine as soon as I walk in in the morn
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Ian
Yes mate, I think he weighed it in with an old radiator and a washing machine, lol!
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zzr-matt
Beware that this is a version that is made only for screwfix and at a cost. It only has one blade height instead of 4 and the base is not quite so sturdy. I have one infront of me now and the play in the shaft bearing gives around 1.5mm of horizontal play in the cutting wheel!
It is not a new version of the Clinker its a cheap version of it.
Mine is going back and ill pay the extra for the other Big Clinker from Screwfix @ 109.99
Tried to buy one from topps tiles today but they were only willing to drop to 125 quid. Whats a real trade price on these things from topps?
It is not a new version of the Clinker its a cheap version of it.
Mine is going back and ill pay the extra for the other Big Clinker from Screwfix @ 109.99
Tried to buy one from topps tiles today but they were only willing to drop to 125 quid. Whats a real trade price on these things from topps?
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Bubblecraft
I didn't know that Matt. Cheers for the heads up. I'm picking mine up in the morning. If it is not as good as you say, I think I'll get the same as what I've already got. You'd automatically think it was an upgraded cutter with it being a 2. Just shows you!
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zzr-matt
Im tempted to build a CNC tile cutter get some real accuracy going on...
Here is the reply from Vitrex technical when i asked the difference....
The big clinker is one of our top spec manual cutter as it has a four position cutting wheel for different types of tiles and thicknesses it has a cast steel base for extra strength and it cuts up to 18mm tile thickness The clinker 2 has a aluminium base and cuts tile up to 14mm thickness and only one position cutting wheel ( we only supply screwfix with this model)
Here is the reply from Vitrex technical when i asked the difference....
The big clinker is one of our top spec manual cutter as it has a four position cutting wheel for different types of tiles and thicknesses it has a cast steel base for extra strength and it cuts up to 18mm tile thickness The clinker 2 has a aluminium base and cuts tile up to 14mm thickness and only one position cutting wheel ( we only supply screwfix with this model)
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zzr-matt
Thats not possible with any device like this though is it? too many bearings that will have some play?
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zzr-matt
Sorry i was off on a bit of a tetchy rant whilst trying to cut my big clinkler number 2 edition up into small enough bits to put in an envelope and post back to screwfix. Lol
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Bubblecraft
I'll be exchanging mine as soon as I walk in in the morn
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