Recommended cutter for 1200mm porcelain

[James De]

i need to cut 1200mm porcelain length ways.. my cutter reaches no where near that.. any recommendations?

 

[James De]

Ouch!

I feel your pain, i dragged my Fein Multi out of the van with my powertool hessian sack but managed to break its fall with my foot and I actually stuck my foot out to catch it. God it hurt, right on a thin bone at the top.

And I have to run up and down 3 floors tomorrow doing a powerflush ready to fit a new boiler

 

[James De]

On tiles similar to yours @James De I score twice, then apply gentle breaking pressure at bar end to start fracture break and then move to far end to make second fracture break and its at this point it breaks. I never use sudden force to break the tile.
Just another thought @James De , you have removed the transit wedges/ packers from the spring loaded bed haven't you?

Have just double checked and nothing wedging the beds. They are moving freely

 

[Italy]

Well then what’s better in your opinion?

sincerely speaking, if I had to cut 120cm
with my eyes closed I choose battipav. sure that every cut I realize it.
and better than sigma. sigma I prefer it on smaller sizes.
battipav has other limits, such as setting the metric bar,
but the fact that it performs better cuts of sigma, without too much effort,
it's enough to compensate the tile marking before cutting and
I also see the wheel well.
but do not listen to my advice, I'm just an apprentice.

 

[Waluigi]

We have 8 pages of q+a in this thread about this 1200
cutter, to be fair it is probably user error,[no disrespect to anyone]
sigma are good machines if used correctly I just happen to prefer
Rubi because they work for me

On the flip side, I started using my first Sigma this week. It landed on the doorstep of my customers house on Tuesday and I just started using it. Cuts really well and I find it a great machine. Have been using Rubi for 25 years, also occasionally Montolit. I think the Sigma is excellent.

I’ve not tried the flagship Rubi Machine yet though. (TZ) but one thing is for sure- I don’t have any brand loyalty when it comes to what I say I like to use.

 

[Italy]

sincerely speaking, if I had to cut 120cm
with my eyes closed I choose battipav. sure that every cut I realize it.
and better than sigma. sigma I prefer it on smaller sizes.
battipav has other limits, such as setting the metric bar,
but the fact that it performs better cuts of sigma, without too much effort,
it's enough to compensate the tile marking before cutting and
I also see the wheel well.
but do not listen to my advice, I'm just an apprentice.

Albert, I think it's the only Like I'll get...
ahah.

 

[Albert]

Its not brand loyalty it is just whatever works for you
i don't use Rubi grinders, lasers,etc etc

 

[Waluigi]

100% wasn’t suggesting that you were being unfairly loyal to Rubi, Albert. Honest.

 

[Italy]

I like brands that give tools ... do they exist?

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Have you got any other tiles James to try in this?

 

[Bathfix Bob]

I like brands that give tools ... do they exist?

Yes!

Be the star of your own youtube series and after you kick up interest then you get your goodies as they want to advertise and it works!

 

[LM]

Horses for courses!

 

[James De]

Have you got any other tiles James to try in this?

Nope. But i don't mind buying a box

 

[Albert]

I like brands that give tools ... do they exist?

One or two will give you tools to try for them

 

[Albert]

Nope. But i don't mind buying a box

Don't buy tiles to practice on go to any tile shop and just ask for
some from there bins

 

[Old Mod]

No pressure then!

 

[Waluigi]

Topps Tiles often have a Pallet box or bin with damaged tiles in.

I doubt you’ll find much over 600mm tho....

 

[Qwerty]

Do you have a photo of the back of the tile @James De ?

 

[Albert]

Topps Tiles often have a Pallet box or bin with damaged tiles in.

I doubt you’ll find much over 600mm tho....

The tile in the video doesn't look over 600

 

[James De]

The tile in the video doesn't look over 600

It’s an off cut of the 1200

 

[James De]

Do you have a photo of the back of the tile @James De ?

 

[Waluigi]

The tile in the video doesn't look over 600

I know but ultimately that’s the size he is trying to cut on his job (1200mm)

 

[Dumbo]

I know but ultimately that’s the size he is trying to cut on his job (1200mm)

Disagree ,its the tile
The back looks like one I had 18 months ago . It didn't cut .

 

[LM]

Some tiles are over tensioned and simply wont cut clean and if that Sigma can’t dobit I’d say it’s likely to be the problem. Marazzi are famous for it.

 

[Waluigi]

Disagree ,its the tile
The back looks like one I had 18 months ago . It didn't cut .

Maybe I don’t know, im just saying that the size of the tile he is trying to cut is 1200mm. Nothing more than that.

That’s unfortunate though. The very first tile that is being attempted to cut is not able to cut. What a bummer

 

[Lairdy1]

This is almost certainly 1 of of them tiles.it just wont snap a small cut cleanly. The only thing i would try other than a wet cutter or grinding the whole tile. I would scribe the tile as normal.then run your grinder about 1 to 2 inches into the tile then place the snapping handle just in front and snap there.its worked for me in the past.

 

[James De]

Maybe I don’t know, im just saying that the size of the tile he is trying to cut is 1200mm. Nothing more than that.

That’s unfortunate though. The very first tile that is being attempted to cut is not able to cut. What a bummer

That’s my kinda luck Waluigi

 

[James De]

Just had the pleasure of spending some time today with @3_fall
I successfully cut 30mm slices off those 1200’s with my sigma after being shown how to use it and how NOT to lean on the tile while snapping it
Cheers @3_fall very much appreciate it mate

 

[Blunt Tool]

Just had the pleasure of spending some time today with @3_fall
I successfully cut 30mm slices off those 1200’s with my sigma after being shown how to use it and how NOT to lean on the tile while snapping it
Cheers @3_fall very much appreciate it mate

Are you keeping it now?

 

[James De]

Are you keeping it now?

Not 100% sure yet.. I’ll use it on a shower enclosure job I got in a couple weeks. Only thing I dislike about it now is it’s so damn big

 

[Italy]

Just had the pleasure of spending some time today with @3_fall
I successfully cut 30mm slices off those 1200’s with my sigma after being shown how to use it and how NOT to lean on the tile while snapping it
Cheers @3_fall very much appreciate it mate

He did not tell you that sends you the bill?