Cutting Really Hard Porcelain Tiles. - Tile Advice

[gamma38]

Sigma for me. Not met much they won't cut to be fair.

 

[Mr Tiler]

Sigma for me. Not met much they won't cut to be fair.

Same as tx range for me get the odd wavey cut but thats about it even the little stone mosaics love cutting them

 

[AliGage]

Try a Rubi J slot blade in your grinder

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

ok you are dealing with a high bake tile using cheap matirails total stress on the tile first you have to take out the stress the best way to do this is to core a 30 mm hole on the courner were your courner meets then scribe back to your core on the out side hole now grind out the shortest line on the inside of your scribe and then snap the long edge then grind out the remaining courner the times have been hard and a lot of tile manafators have cut cost this if the price we are now paying

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Haven't used a Sigma Andy so I didn't like the post! Haha
However!! I am actually considering a large format one....
So watch this space! Haha

Try and get your hands on a Kaufmann before you buy a sigma Marc, I tried the sigma the other day then tried the Kaufmann again, Kaufmann is incredible. But each to their own.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Thanks chaps, will give both methods a try and report back next week.

Still not sure how I'm going to cut the L shaped ones though without chipping the edges.

Scribe both sides, then grind/ or wet cut inside the scribe lines and rub down with your carborundum stone ( do people still use these? I do ) worth a try.

 

[Old Mod]

Try and get your hands on a Kaufmann before you buy a sigma Marc, I tried the sigma the other day then tried the Kaufmann again, Kaufmann is incredible. But each to their own.

Cheers for that Simon, I'll certainly try and have a go of both machines first then!
I know where I can try both the sigma and Rubi.
The Kauffman maybe a different story tho!
Unless anyone in my area has one I can try?

 

[Old Mod]

rub down with your carborundum stone ( do people still use these? I do ) worth a try.

Hahaha really funny u should say that Sy!
Was searching high and low for one of those a few months back! Haha
Found one eventually

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Where in sw London are you?
I'll be doing a little job at Marble Arch in a week or 2 gladly meet up.
You bring the tile, I'll bring the beast!... ha ha.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Hahaha really funny u should say that Sy!
Was searching high and low for one of those a few months back! Haha
Found one eventually

Don't know what I'd do without mine!. Talk about broke in, had it YEARS!... ha ha....

 

[Old Mod]

Where in sw London are you?
I'll be doing a little job at Marble Arch in a week or 2 gladly meet up.
You bring the tile, I'll bring the beast!... ha ha.

Ooow! I could well be in Gloucester Terrace in a couple weeks!
(Paddington)

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

That's not far, I'll keep you updated once I get the programme.

 

[Old Mod]

That's not far, I'll keep you updated once I get the programme.

That would be great Simon.
Would a 1.2 m x 200 mm textured grade 5 porc be okay?
Sorry if the post looks strangely written I'm using the dictation on my phone

 

[jimthetiler]

how to wet cut with less chipping but takes time....first score a line then cut off the line with wet cutter then make another pass or two until you reach scored line,failing this use permanent marker pen and colour in chips.

 

[Old Mod]

,failing this use permanent marker pen and colour in chips.

Hahaha that's been a point of discussion before! Haha
It actually shocked me how many of us do it! Haha