Encaustic Tiles, advise please. - TilersForums.com

[Albert]

all the cuts here are done as i said. All 16mm, give it a try

 

[Waluigi]

Are they the thick ones Albert?

Explain to me more about this technique. I’ve not done it before. Many thanks.

 

[Albert]

Are they the thick ones Albert?

Explain to me more about this technique. I’ve not done it before. Many thanks.

Before cutting machines became readily available you cut tiles with
a pin hammer and a cutting chisel you drew a line and tapped a break
in the surface, you then tapped the back of the tile sharply behind
your break line with your pin hammer to separate the two pieces
I still cut a lot of tiles this way except instead of the cutting chisel
I score with my rubi cutter and then break with cutting hammer.
It still works for me

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Its the way tiles were cut prior to rail cutters and grinders.
Ask @Albert about cutting a hole in a quarry tile with a pin hammer.

Too slow in replying again!

 

[Albert]

 

[Albert]

All the cuts in this pic done by same method

 

[Spare Tool]

I'll remove my optimistic Albert..very impressive, wish id have known about this before I went home wearing a bag of cement every day

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'll remove my optimistic Albert..very impressive, wish id have known about this before I went home wearing a bag of cement every day

It’s an age thing!

 

[Albert]

I'll remove my optimistic Albert..very impressive, wish id have known about this before I went home wearing a bag of cement every day

Thank you Andy give it a try next time you come up against encaustics, quarry tiles, pressed floor tiles and some terracotta

 

[Waluigi]

Thanks very much for the reply, Albert (and Co)

I’ll give it a bash tomorrow and report back

 

[Spare Tool]

Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread but seeing we've got the old school in the room how did they cut marble, travertine etc before the days of grinders and wetsaws?

 

[Albert]

Thanks very much for the reply, Albert (and Co)

I’ll give it a bash tomorrow and report back

You might have to score twice then just a sharp tap on the back
and if the cut is on show a light rub with a hand pad

 

[Albert]

Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread but seeing we've got the old school in the room how did they cut marble, travertine etc before the days of grinders and wetsaws?

Wet saws have been in this game long before I started, most marble
was cut in a marble works, as far as I can recall. It was very rare [for me anyway] to come up against stone, trav, granite. Most of that was done by stonemen.

 

[Waluigi]

You might have to score twice then just a sharp tap on the back
and if the cut is on show a light rub with a hand pad

I thought about that and instead of scoring I’ll probably run my grinder blade down and then tap the back. Cleaner edge maybe. I’ll find out tomorrow

 

[Albert]

I thought about that and instead of scoring I’ll probably run my grinder blade down and then tap the back. Cleaner edge maybe. I’ll find out tomorrow

That works too but still dusty