cutting palace travertine ceramic tiles - Tile Advice

[chriscrash]

hi guys
i,m having trouble cutting palace travertine tiles from b an q i score them then when coming to snapping them they snap fine untill the last 10mm it just takes the corner off the cut i,ve had this problem before with 600 porcelain as you would expect. for the price im on with these tiles i cant afford to send everyone through the wet cutter. ps has anyone used the above mentioned tiles? palace travertine beige? which grout? and wot colour would u use?

 

[doug boardley]

only way with trav is to put them through the wet cutter sorry. As for grout I'd say Mapei ultracolour jasmine would be a good choice.

 

[foggy34]

wet cutter m8

 

[Gazzer]

On the B&Q website these tiles are claimed to be Ceramic.
If that is correct it could just be down to your cutting technique or the cutter being used.
Palace Travertine Wall Tile Light Beige (W)485 x (L)340mm Pack of 6, 5010921353777

 

[doug boardley]

On the B&Q website these tiles are claimed to be Ceramic.
If that is correct it could just be down to your cutting technique or the cutter being used.
Palace Travertine Wall Tile Light Beige (W)485 x (L)340mm Pack of 6, 5010921353777

I didn't check that Neale, just assumed they were natural trav

 

[Gazzer]

Always pays to check Dougie, The name Palace rang a bell with me.

 

[kilty55]

score and snap the tile from behind by hand,what cutter are you using

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome: - if they cut on the wet cutter without breaking on the corner then it has to be cost effective to do it that way.

 

[jay]

what type of tile cutter are you using thanks

 

[TilerJames]

As far as i know they are Travertine effect ceramic, but you shouldnt have any problem cutting them with your tile cutter, but if your scoring n snapping correctly and there still not cutting cleanly, then your just gona have to machine cut them all...nice! any grinder with good disc or wetsaw will do.

 

[Scott]

Make sure that you are scoring the first section of the tiles sufficiently. You may be able to part snap the tile by using a smaller amount of force to just 'crack' the first part of the tile and then spin it round and snap it the other way.

 

[Rich]

Does sound like its either the cutter or the way you are cutting them. Would be easier to advise if we knew what cutter you are using.

Try running the scoring wheel over the last inch or so on the edge that keeps breaking wrong before you score the tile (hope that makes sense). Just be very careful not to move the tile in the process.

 

[Andy Allen]

are you using a rubi cutter?

 

[terrygrant]

Check the wheel on the cutter......maybe time for a new wheel.....if not then its time for a new cutter .....if that doesnt work then you have an FNU problem...........Fit New User

Only kidding... welcome to the Forum

Terry

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome