Tool kits, then & now.

[Old Mod]

And so today?.......
along with all the usual hand tools we need like trowels and stuff, there's this
Respirator
Dust extraction
3.6m slide cutter
120mm slide cutter (on site)
Small slide cutter.
Heavy tile breaker
Really heavy tile breakers
Rail guided grinder
Array of grinders for grinding, cutting, and polishing.
Lifting system for large awkward and delicate pieces.
Along with mixing paddles
The list appears to be endless.


Can you do without them?
Yeah course you can, there's always a way to get by.
Doing it day in, day out, it can make life a lot bloody simpler.
But hey!
It's just tiling eh!

 

[Italy]

I'm sorry, but I can not expose my equipment.....
my wife would not let me expose it at home ....

 

[Andy Allen]

I hate spending money on tools unless I need them...
I still use levels and straight edges instead of lasers
Still use a sponge, not a wash boy......or splash boy..... .

 

[Flintstone]

Tight sod!

 

[Andy Allen]

Absolutely......

 

[Flintstone]

I must say, taking advice on tools and picking up tips from reading on here about various tools people use has certainly helped advanced my tiling and made my life easier.

 

[Andy Allen]

If I needed it...... Then I would buy it.
I've managed 36 years without a laser so I don't need it......... Would it make my life easier?.......... Maybe, but to spend £200 to find out imo.... Is a waste of money.
That's just my opinion...

 

[Old Mod]

If I needed it...... Then I would buy it.

How do find using a grinder Andy?

 

[Blunt Tool]

There have been a few things lately that have happened in my personal life that have made me try to change the way I work to make things that little bit easier. Simple things like the trolley dolly, blades for the grinder that cut faster so as not to spend so much time using it, all helps. This forum has been invaluable for me and to keep an open mind and to spend money wisely. Work smart aswell as hard.

 

[Andy Allen]

How do find using a grinder Andy?

Excellent mate....
But I did need a new cutter.... So went with the grinder as opposed to a new wet cutter...... So that falls under the 'I needed it category'...