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    How To Cut Curves With A Wet Cutter

    Hiya, We bought a wet cutter because we are using really large thick tiles in our bathroom. It's perfect for straight lines, however the instructions that it comes with does not make it clear how to cut curves. It just says to lift the wet guard and use the top of the saw to cut the corner...
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    How do I cut 1.5" thick slate

    :sunny:Please can any tell us how to cut slate which has been taken from an old snooker table. We want to line the fire place with it. Many thanks Wendy
    • Wendy Lane
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    • cut cutting how slate thick usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How best to cut 600 naturel stone?

    I am quoting on a job that will require 25 of these large stone tiles that tops are selling cutting. At the moment I have a plasplugs wet cutter a rubi ts40 and a big clinker. I have been informed that i will not be able to dry cut them and they are approx 12mm thick. I do not do much of these...
    • dayglowfroggy
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    • best cut how stone usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Register of 'difficult to cut' porcelain

    I thought it would be a good point of reference to create a register of all the known types/makes of porcelain that will not cut well on manual tile cutters (veers off score line). You end up having to wet cut the lot, causing loss of earnings due the the increased time it takes. I will start...
    • David - Tradetiler
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    • cut porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    DIY - saw to cut 10mm granite???

    Could anyone offer guidance to a capable DIYer on cutting granite tiles please? I COULD use my B&D 4in Angle grinder with a diamond disc but I really want something to produce absolutely straight cuts to make upstands for the skirting. A bit less dust would be welcome, too! Table wet saws...
    • zygo
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    • 10mm bathroom cut diy do it yourself floor granite kitchen saw usa walls and floor
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How to cut Terracotta?

    Hi, I have a job coming up which is a Terracotta floor and I need to know the best way to do the cuts, never having worked with Terracotta before. I was advised by one person that I should either use a wet cutter but without water or use a hand saw because the use of water would cause staining...
    • IGTiling
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    • cut how how to tile terracotta the tile association tiling guide tta usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Morrissons cut 4p from the price of fuel

    Just been down to Morrissons, they have cut 4p from the price of diesel and petrol, Diesel was down to 1.26. Cant remeber what the petrol was. Ques were down the road, the woman at the kiosk said it had been the same all morning, they even had a security gaurd organising people into qeues for...
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    visable cut edges

    Hi all I have bathroom coming up were customer wants brick bond tiles on the walls but she would also like a couple of rows of tiles in the middle shower area straight up in a diffrent colour.I am just wondering how you all would get a clean finish on the visable cut tile either side of the...
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    Mosaics next to a cut

    I have a shelf at the tap end of my bath ,I wish to run one line of mosaics right next to the bath for a bit of colour but they will meet up with a cut tile to keep in course ,is this alright or will the water get in, all mosaic's on the wall are next to the machine edge/glaze so are sealed up...
    • brk1
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    • cut mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics next usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    rubi ts cut square from centre of tile

    wanted opinions on the score scribe for the ts to cut squares out of the centre of tiles. and how do you snap the square out from the tile??
    • steve9999
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    • centre cut rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools square tile tile cutter usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
  11. kilty55

    best way to cut hardi backer board

    hello all,,im putting backer board onto a wall on wed and wondered whats the best tool,method to cut backerboards with? cheers guys:thumbsup:
    • kilty55
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    • backer board best best way board cut hardi backer tile backerboard usa
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    diamond cut price

    HI, what price would you give for 23m2 diamond cut ceramic floor thanks
    • crazysteve123
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    • cut diamond price usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    diamond cut

    Hi, i have just quoted a job 17m2 diamond cut ceramic tiles going on to a cement floor three doors to cut round, i said £340 + materials is this about right cheers....also what do you charge for removing tiles and does it always need plastering afterwards..thanks
    • crazysteve123
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    • cut diamond usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    need to cut a 65mm hole

    hi guys i need to cut a 65mm hole in a porcelain tile ive checked out the 365 drills but its not worth buying for a one off job any ideas how to do this cheers howard
    • howard
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    • cut hole usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Clean cut around window trim

    Hi, Im looking for any tips on how go acheive a clean cut around a window where the tile and trim butt. At the moment when ive cut the tile around the window when i place the trim up against it sometimes 1. the cut isnt perfectly straight and 2. Almost always has very small chips where the wet...
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    marking tiles ready to be cut

    some of you may find this useful, i work with a few new guys who are having problems, marking tiles around obstacles, so i made this little pdf to help them its a method i use when fitting vinyl tiles from my previous life as a vinyl tiler, using this method you can mark around almost any...
    • brundlefly
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    • cut tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How to cut tiles around an arched window

    Hi, I've been tiling for 9 months and have finally encountered an arched window. Any advice on getting a nice cut around the arch? (don't need to go inside it). Was going to nip some plastic corner trim until I could bend it around the arch but this is proving difficult as well. Window is 970...
    • Chris Cooper
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    • cut how how to tile tile tiles tiling guide usa window
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Free E Cut Blade With All Fein Multimaster Kits

    We are giving away a free Fein E Cut 44mm Bi Metal Blade worth £16.99 with every Fein Multimaster Order. This offer is strictly first come first served as there is limited availability! Neil
    • BuyBrandTools
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    • blade cut fein free usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Tiling under Kitchen Units Do You Need To Cut Top Tile?

    Hi All, i'm starting a kitchen floor and the customer has told me that she wants the entire kitchen floor tiled, she means that she even wants under the kitchen units tiled. When i told her that the tiles only need to go just past the kick board. She said that the guy in the tile shop had told...
    • shero
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    • bathroom cut kitchen tile tiling top under usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    can you cut curves in travertine tiles?

    hi there, is it possible to cut travertine tiles on a curve? the tiles are 13mm thick and 200 x 100 in size.
    • anhewitt
    • Thread
    • can cut tile tiles travertine usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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