Hate Mitring

[Chalker]

just finished a job where the customer didn't want trims. The tiles were awful to use. Unbelievably hard and over fired. When back cutting you would get nearly all the way across the tile and a fragment would ping off the mitre ! At the opposite end!

Every blade I have for the dewalt chipped the edges, but on a plus side, the sigma snap cutter them very cleanly.
Heres a couple of pics. The White towel rail is getting changed to chrome. All the walls and ceiling have been plastered. Can't believe its getting wallpaper on the walls and textured paper on the ceiling!!
The window could have been better, but I was loosing patience

 

[One Day]

Show off!

 

[Camper]

Nicely done,

I have the pleasure to be currently in the same situation as you were. 1000mm x 1000mm x 6 mm. Today I finished a one meter mitre and afterwards ran my finger along it to take pride in my craftsmanship, only to have a fragment pop off!! I'm placing the blame on the Italians! (Made in italy). What can you do? Grab a new tile and do it again. Such is life of a tiler.

I lay the tile on my 45 degree inclined workbench, I then mitre while standing with the tile at hip level using an angle grinder. I leave about 1.0-1.5mm material from the edge standing and small imperfections I polish with a sanding disc ( 80 grit).

When tiling I have the edges come together at 45 degrees and grout so that afterwards only the front face of the tiles remains visible. A minor difference to your attached photos.

What's your setup?

Cheers

 

[Chalker]

I clamp the tile to a bench. Then cut off 2/3 of the material with a grinder. Then going right to left, remove the remainder to about a mm. Run slow speed polisher, then finish with wet diamond pad.
Tbh I never suggexpst mitering as I think trims are less liable to damage .

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I go left to right!

 

[Simons70]

This is nice Jollyna – Tilers Tools

 

[Italy]

compliments. finally. demanding job.
I still do. very often

 

[Chalker]

I go left to right!

Should have said left to right!! It creates a smooth finish

 

[Old Mod]

This is nice Jollyna – Tilers Tools

Do you have one?

 

[Rich Midge]

Got to admit I've no longer the patience required for mitres. Still enjoy our trade to a degree but mitering metre long porcelain only to have the opposite end chip would drive me mental! Excellent work those that still have the desire to produce finishes like that shown but I find myself daily wishing for the days of 10x8 ceramic and plastic trim!

 

[Italy]

Nicely done,

I have the pleasure to be currently in the same situation as you were. 1000mm x 1000mm x 6 mm. Today I finished a one meter mitre and afterwards ran my finger along it to take pride in my craftsmanship, only to have a fragment pop off!! I'm placing the blame on the Italians! (Made in italy). What can you do? Grab a new tile and do it again. Such is life of a tiler.

I lay the tile on my 45 degree inclined workbench, I then mitre while standing with the tile at hip level using an angle grinder. I leave about 1.0-1.5mm material from the edge standing and small imperfections I polish with a sanding disc ( 80 grit).

When tiling I have the edges come together at 45 degrees and grout so that afterwards only the front face of the tiles remains visible. A minor difference to your attached photos.

What's your setup?

Cheers

ouch!!!

 

[SJPurdy]

I clamp the tile to a bench. Then cut off 2/3 of the material with a grinder. Then going right to left, remove the remainder to about a mm. Run slow speed polisher, then finish with wet diamond pad.
Tbh I never suggexpst mitering as I think trims are less liable to damage .

 

[SJPurdy]

OOps pressed the wrong key!!!

I agree that with trims the edge is much less liable to damage and so will look good for longer. I have seen a few good mitred jobs that have looked bad because the edge has become chipped.
I have seen even more badly mitred jobs where the edge has been cut so sharp as to be dangerous.

 

[Italy]

here in italy. a small company. if need workings. like yours.
they pass every week. take tile. give them drawings and measurements.
week later. Their bring. processed material. as you have willed.
half bull. steps. porcelain and stone they work.
Retailers that I work. use a lot of this company. they are cheaper. that company .produce tiles.
antonio hoped that. understood what to wrote

 

[Rich Midge]

here in italy. a small company. if need workings. like yours.
they pass every week. take tile. give them drawings and measurements.
week later. Their bring. processed material. as you have willed.
half bull. steps. porcelain and stone they work.
Retailers that I work. use a lot of this company. they are cheaper. that company .produce tiles.
antonio hoped that. understood what to wrote

Perfect, I'd happily agree to mitering every job if someone else was doing it for me.

 

[Flintstone]

I can see the patience and time involved but for me, I'm not a fan. It's a semi mitre really as there is still a grout line and still tile edge showing.

 

[Chalker]

True it it a semi mitre.
The German guy who used to come on here would mitre them, then bond them. So a perfect mitre.
I would not have the time or patience.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Porcelain not made for mitring ,just done some recently ,to chippy whatever the blade

 

[J Sid]

don't understand why it's chipping, never had a problem with and porcelain. What technique do you use?

 

[Chalker]

Mitred lots of porcelain with no bother. But these were unbelievably stressed. Bits would pop off 2mins after finishing.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Julian what you using then please

 

[J Sid]

Julian what you using then please

my kit is basic
an ats turbo blade and a small Makita grinder and a steady hand, bloody good eye, now with glasses, sometimes

 

[Spud]

There is no secret tool or technique it takes practice and time to build your grinder and polishing skills,there are a few good tips
Clamp your work piece
Follow the spin of the blade when you cut or polish , pulling the grinder or polisher against the direction of the spin of the blade will cause chipping to the delicate edge
Polish the tile on slow speed or even better wet cut with the grinder and wet polish with the polisher it will keep the tile edge cool and you will avoid chipping ,
Hand finish the mitre with a diamond hand pad
Leave on 0.5- 1mm of the biscuit

 

[Italy]

my kit is basic
an ats turbo blade and a small Makita grinder and a steady hand, bloody good eye, now with glasses, sometimes

only one discordant note.
for the rest. same ahaah

 

[Flintstone]

my kit is basic
an ats turbo blade and a small Makita grinder and a steady hand, bloody good eye, now with glasses, sometimes

Same as me

 

[White Room]

my kit is basic
an ats turbo blade and a small Makita grinder and a steady hand, bloody good eye, now with glasses, sometimes

You been to specsavers

 

[J Sid]

You been to specsavers

Tesco

 

[Old Mod]

Same same

 

[Chalker]

Same same

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What is porcelthin like to mitre?

 

[Old Mod]

What is porcelthin like to mitre?

Like anything else Chalker, once u've had enough practice, fairly straight forward l spose.
But it still suffers all the same problems as any porcelain.
Easy to make mistakes tho as its so thin to start with.

I'm still testing the Montolit super profiler at home, if I can find a way for it to work perfectly everytime it'll be brilliant.
I haven't reviewed it on here yet cos it's still only got a 50/50 success rate and I wouldn't wanna say rush out and buy one till I know how to get it higher.