Brutus pro1100 wet saw - Tile Advice

[gamma38]

Hi, just thought i would give this saw a review as i haven't found one on here. I purchased mine from Topps about a month ago, I got mine for what I considered a bargain £380 inc. I did haggle and push mind. I have put it through it's paces and give it plenty of stick using it daily to cut travertine, porcelain etc. There are a few points I will say about it, you should use the grease nipple fitted on the guide rail, sounds obvious I know but I didn't straight away and wondered why it was a bit sticky on the push. The plastic followers on the other side seem to be handling the job ok, I would say that these may prove to be a weak point over time but they would be easily replaced either with genuine parts or a local machine shop would be able to make some out of nylon or bronze for not much money. I have found that if you try to force or push too hard that the motor mount lifts up slightly resulting in the cut going slightly off line, slow down and it's fine though. Overall I have found this saw to be very good, accurate and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who hasn't got the money for the dewalt 24000. Cheers all.

 

[White Room]

Good info for anyone wishing to purchase one...

 

[DHTiling]

Thanks for this review, maybe some pics of it in action would be great as well..

 

[Ian]

Sounds like a decent saw for the money you paid.

 

[gamma38]

Seems to be good, only more time will tell. It has certainly paid for itself already doing 3 wetrooms. All separate customers using the same 600 x 400 travertine,

 

[White Room]

What cutting blade do you have on it...

 

[gamma38]

I am still just using the standard blade supplied with the machine, which to be fair is not too bad, i suppose that is linked to the motor mount moving when i'm cutting sometimes. I'm expecting too much from it and giving it too much stick. I have been looking at the marcrist ck850 i think it is, which seems like a good all round blade. Not cheap though. Any suggestions would be good.

 

[White Room]

The Montolit dna blade not cheap though Tradetiler Montolit diamond wheels

 

[gamma38]

Cheers i'll have a look at that one.

 

[gamma38]

I do have a question for any of you guys, I am selling my other cutter on ebay at the moment, can you sell or advertise on the forum??

 

[DHTiling]

I do have a question for any of you guys, I am selling my other cutter on ebay at the moment, can you sell or advertise on the forum??

yea, go for it.. use the forsale/wanted forum on the home page.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the tiling tool review threads in the main tiling tools forum. Ignore this if it's an old one and not important to you. It'll soon drop off the list.