Dewalt wet cutter - TilersForums.com

[Hannah Plumbing]

Hi guys, I just done a tiling course. I am a plumber to trade and served my time and have since been running my own firm for 3 years. A couple of months ago one of my tilers kept letting me down which pushed me to go an learn it myself. Be assured I am in no doubt your trade can be learned in a couple of weeks as my trade can't be either although it did open my eyes to a lot of things my tilers don't do that they should. I did learn the basics and can tile a room to an acceptable standard but will only step in to do the tiling when I have been let down on a job. I am sure some of you run a full job with several tradesmen and there is nothing worse than one of the links in the chain not showing up!!!

My real question is kit. Fortunately running a fairly successful business money is pretty good and I like to have the best kit. I found that if you have good tools and good skill you can be efficient and have a better finish product with least wastage from materials. Anyway the cost of the dewalt wet cutter is not the most expensive tool I would own but is it a good tool? I plan on sigma dry cutters but it's important the wet cutter doesn't ruin my clients walls and working in Glasgow, outside with electrical appliances is no ideal.

Your advice would be appreciated.

Kind regards,

Thomas

 

[White Room]

I asked a similar question recently...http://www.tilersforums.com/28-tiling-tools/75326-anybody-still-use-dewalt-24000-a.html

 

[cam_low]

sigma wet cutters for me like !

 

[Alan M]

I am in a similar position.
I am a carpenter but got the occasional tiling job from other work on site.
if I fitted the kitchen they usually just want a finished job and not have to go lucking for a tiler.
I had trouble getting a tiler for small jobs so I learned how to tile myself.
I went on a course and studied these forums

anyway. I have the dewalt 24000 . its great. I wouldn't be without it. I tried a table saw version but hated it. it spayed water up into your face.
I put my dewalt up to a wall and hang a painters drop cloth on the wall . it catch's any stray spatter. they are rare but do happen
I would buy it again if I had to

 

[Andy Allen]

Imo you need 2 wet cutters
An every day cutter ....this is what you would use on most jobs. Somthing like a vitrex pro you can use this cutter indoors and is handy for cutting round sockets and in bathrooms when using ceramics... it will cut porcelain. ...just takes time.

Then you need a more powerful cutter for stone... large format porcelain etc something like a dewalt, rubi nd 200 or 300 , sigma 9p ect......point is you will find it a pain in the arse setting a big cutter up outside to cut a few 100x100 tiles round a socket..

 

[White Room]

Or use a grinder...

 

[widler]

Or use a grinder...

More or less all I use for cut outs now, my big momma what I swopped my dewalt for has only seen the light of day once, it's gathering dust in me unit [emoji15]

 

[White Room]

More or less all I use for cut outs now, my big momma what I swopped my dewalt for has only seen the light of day once, it's gathering dust in me unit [emoji15]

Back on ebay then...

 

[widler]

Back on ebay then...

Nah , I've got another 70m2 floor to start next week, a kitchen/diner/utility , big house, plenty of room, think I will get it out [emoji106]

 

[Aston]

Hi guys, I just done a tiling course. I am a plumber to trade and served my time and have since been running my own firm for 3 years. A couple of months ago one of my tilers kept letting me down which pushed me to go an learn it myself. Be assured I am in no doubt your trade can be learned in a couple of weeks as my trade can't be either although it did open my eyes to a lot of things my tilers don't do that they should. I did learn the basics and can tile a room to an acceptable standard but will only step in to do the tiling when I have been let down on a job. I am sure some of you run a full job with several tradesmen and there is nothing worse than one of the links in the chain not showing up!!!

My real question is kit. Fortunately running a fairly successful business money is pretty good and I like to have the best kit. I found that if you have good tools and good skill you can be efficient and have a better finish product with least wastage from materials. Anyway the cost of the dewalt wet cutter is not the most expensive tool I would own but is it a good tool? I plan on sigma dry cutters but it's important the wet cutter doesn't ruin my clients walls and working in Glasgow, outside with electrical appliances is no ideal.

Your advice would be appreciated.

Kind regards,

Thomas

Hi Thomas

The Dewalt D24000 is a great cutter for domestic use because of the way its contains the over spray.
As mentioned above, if you pick up a flat bed cutter, something like a vitrex 750w and a 115mm angle grinder, then you'll pretty much have all angles covered for the kind of work you will be doing.

Try and grab a Dewalt from ebay, Ive seen nearly new ones go for £400.
best of luck