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    Making Cuts - Not Quite Plumb

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone could jog my memory on a measuring technique I was shown a while ago. The problem i have is that I'm tiling up to an internal corner where the adjacent wall is very nearly, but not quite plumb. I went on a tiling course not long ago where I was shown a...
  2. M

    Bosch Gws 10.8-76 V-ec

    Well, this one looks kind of interresting.. Anyone tried it? View: https://youtu.be/f-ZQEqtidt4 Would need the 4.0ah 10.8v batteries, and 76mm good blades though.. Just recently bought the 18v bosch gws-125 with 6ah. Cordless is just a treat:)
    • mr.tile
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    • bosch cuts easy
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    1st Cuts With Rubi Ts-40 Plus

    Hi All. I had my 1st practice cuts with the new (second hand) cutter 2day. Although not tiling bathroom for a while I needed to get to know how the cutter works. I purchased a box of tiles 330 x 250 ceramic from wickes fully expecting to use whole box before I got it right, also some new 6mm...
    • trogre
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    • cuts rubi rubi tile cutter rubi tools tile cutter
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    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    Cut Of The Day- Show Yours!

    Please join and show yours. A couple to start with;
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    Awkward cuts - whats your method

    Following on from Bri's thread, 'awkward cuts' I thought it would be good to see what various methods we all use for things like curves, bends and shapes / obstacles etc Do you like to scribe around obstacles and shapes OR do you prefer to use paper/card templates or profiles gauges? Curves...
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    Awkward Cuts

    I was just having a look through all the pics on my phone and thought I'd start a thread for us all to show off those tricky cuts we have to do, these aren't the trickiest admittedly but, it's a good place to start
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    Thin Cuts / Slithers

    Hi guys I was wondering what the general consensus is when setting out - do you avoid slither cuts like the plague, or are they just part and parcel of the job sometimes and you don't worry about it? As an example if you had a fairly standard bathroom, decent size ceramic tiles would you be...
  10. K

    Envelope Cuts

    Evening All. I am envelope tiling a 1500 x 900 centre drain wet tray tomorrow with 600 x 600 tiles and am curious as to which way folk tend to cut. On the 900 width I'll cut two 450 tiles then would anybody put in the 150 off cut out of the tray or just start with a fresh tile. Many thanks...
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    Can Anyone Help? - How To Do Envelope Cuts In Tiles

    Started a wet room this week normally I use mosaics on the tray but they don't do a matching one with the tile I'm using so I,was going to do envelope cuts. I've never done them! I was wondering if any of you more experience tilers could offer me some advice on how to go about setting hem up, do...
    • Russell brown
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    • aus can cuts help how how to tile tile tiles tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Closing cuts

    I've always been of the opinion that closing cuts are a big no no, until recently I decided to put them into jobs to help with the layout and I'm now wondering why I've been against them for so long! This is my current job, it eliminates that extra grout line to the side of the door and I don't...
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    Measuring cuts, how do i

    Long term lurker to the forum. I usually tile kitchen splashbacks or tile for family but now im taking on a job in my own house with 2 awkward cuts. One is the 2 corners of the window arent 90degree angles and same as the door. In the upright sides, it then takes a slope into top is how i can...
  15. S

    Corner cuts

    Never had this before but got pulled up by a customer this week for my corner cuts not being the same size as my grout line spacers, it threw me bit as never been asked the question before so didnt really know what to say apart from that's how I've always done it.. I was using 3 mil spacers and...
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    Awkward cuts?

    Hey peeps, New member to the forum but not to tiling, some fantastic tips and information on here :thumbsup: My first question - Finished the floor below yesterday and it made me wonder, has anyone got tips for marking out tiles around problem areas such as toilets, pedestals etc... I have no...
  18. Chalker

    Envelope cuts with a curved wet room screen

    As the title suggests, normally with a curved wet room screen I would advise mosaics . But the customer wants the floor tiles running into the tray. Has anyone any ideas how to do the cuts?
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    Suggestions....Which cutter for 900mm plus cuts

    Hi I have 6 bathrooms to do with 900x330mm ceramic tiles 160m2 of 900x600mm limestone I''ve also just completed 2 bathrooms with 1000x330mm tiles so I'm coming across a lot more larger format tiles My question is which tile cutter do I buy to future proof myself? I have a Dewalt D24000...
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    Wonky window reveal cuts - how to fix/cover?

    Hi Guys, I've almost finished my first tiling job (complete bathroom) and I'm pretty pleased with it, apart from one thing - around the window. Basically around the window is where I started laying and i made a huge mistake by thinking that the edging strips sat over the tile, not realising...
    • treetops
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    • aus cuts how how to tile tiling guide usa window
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  22. Chalker

    Diagonal cuts on wet room tray former

    Not sure how everyone else does this but this is the way I do em. 1. Cut out for drain and lay the rest of the tray tiles. 2. Lay masking tape from the corners, mark out and number cuts with a wax crayon. 3. Cut tiles with wet saw to create a gap and polish the cut edges ( now using new...
  23. S

    Setting out brick bond from natural centre point causes thin cuts

    Hi, I was looking for a bit of advice i have read various posts on here regarding brick bond layouts and several say to avoid having slithers everywhere. I was wondering what constitutes a slither!! I have mocked a layout up on my PC (See below) and using a desirable starting point centred to...
    • SlippySlipster
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    • aus bond brick brick bond centre cuts natural out setting setting out thin tilers usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Envelope cuts for Linear drain on wet shower tray

    Evening, struggled a bit today with setting out the cuts for the falls on a 1400x800 tray with a Linear drain at the end.. I think this is the tray.. Has anyone got any pictures of any tiled trays with a drain like this?? been surfing around but I can't find any
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    Envelope cuts in shower tray.

    What's the best way to do envelope cuts in a wet room . Do you centre from the shower tray to get the envelope cuts equal ?
    • 2020Tiling
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    • aus cuts shower shower tray tray usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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