Faultyblunt wheel on Rubi TX-1200? - Tile Advice

[Tilergal]

Hi All, hope you're all busy and well. Quick query: setting a floor with Porcelanosa 660 x 440 10mm thick and using the TX-1200 for cuts. Scoring fine, but tile is breaking off in a curve rather than along the line (almost an S shape). Happened to three tiles now, have scored deeper but no joy . Used for walls and fine (ceramic though) and no problems in the past. Can use angle grinder for now but just thought I'd ask if there's a specific wheel to fit this cutter that you would recommend before I splash out?

 

[Tilergal]

Ps current wheel is Rubi 10mm standard, which they state is for ceramic and stoneware.

 

[Andy Rhodes]

You could try using rubi's gold cutting wheels never used one But for £15 you could give it ago

 

[J Sid]

I had similar trouble on 1200x600x10 had to angle grind 7 wet rooms

 

[One Day]

You know what I'd suggest....

 

[Andy Rhodes]

get another cutting machine maybe

 

[Tile Shop]

I'd try with the 8mm. That's the one Rubi recommend for porcelain. But if it is going off in a curve, it could be slightly overfired, in which case you would have little success with anything other than electric.

As a guide, the optimal wheels for Rubi cutters are:
6mm = glazed ceramic wall tiles
8mm = all glazed and unglazed porcelain and dust pressed clay quarry (victorian style)
10mm = glazed ceramic floor tiles
18mm = rustic unglazed clay (extruded quarry tiles)

 

[Tilergal]

I had similar trouble on 1200x600x10 had to angle grind 7 wet rooms

Omg, total nightmare

 

[Tilergal]

I'd try with the 8mm. That's the one Rubi recommend for porcelain. But if it is going off in a curve, it could be slightly overfired, in which case you would have little success with anything other than electric.

As a guide, the optimal wheels for Rubi cutters are:
6mm = glazed ceramic wall tiles
8mm = all glazed and unglazed porcelain and dust pressed clay quarry (victorian style)
10mm = glazed ceramic floor tiles
18mm = rustic unglazed clay (extruded quarry tiles)

Cheers Paul, much appreciated

 

[Tilergal]

You could try using rubi's gold cutting wheels never used one But for £15 you could give it ago

Cheers Andy, I have used the gold before but I'm not blown away

 

[Tilergal]

I've got a DeWalt electric cutter which is a lovely beast but would have to be set up outside and running up and down stairs with porcelain floor tiles is getting harder by the year....

 

[Andy Rhodes]

good workout though

 

[Andy Rhodes]

seen the Dewalt cutter it awesome ,but can't justify buying it only fix weekends now

 

[J Sid]

You know what I'd suggest....

got one specially for the job and wouldn't cut them Mark

 

[One Day]

Truth is more and more porcelain is being over fired and is impossible to break cleanly.
I'm at the stage where I insist on test cutting before agreeing a price on larger jobs.