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    What tool to use for cutting trim mitres

    Hi all. I hope you are keeping well. Need a bit of advice on which tool is best to cut the mitres on metal trim. Can you get a good blade for an angle grinder or is there not enough control with this? I don't have a small chop saw, only a big sliding mitre saw which a blade would be very...
  2. P

    Clipper TT200 for cutting pavers

    We are in the process of planning to lay concrete 400x400x40mm pavers and will need to cut quite a few of them (approx 40). Hiring a saw works out to be quite expensive (have 2nd project a bit later on) so am looking at options to purchase a DIY tile (paver?) cutter and have come across the...
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    Cutting 610mm x 305m in half

    hi guys, i want to cut a 610mm x 305mm granite tile in half i.e. I want 2 305mm x 305mm tiles, but most DIY electric tile cutters have a small cutting table and generally don't have a cross cut fence, I hope this makes sense and any help would be most appreciated. thank you,
  5. J

    Tile cutting....

    Hi, i need to trim some 600x300 porcelin tiles, i need to take about 5mm max off of the 300 side.... Would a manual cutter do this?? Or best to use my wet cutter?? Only issue i have with the cutter is the bed isnt really wide enough to fully support the tile.... Any thougts or advice...
  6. L

    Porcelain cutting tool options for beginner

    Hi, apologies if this has already been covered before but I couldn't find anything in the forum searches. ok so I'm an aerospace engineer by trade and carpenter by hobby, so I'm pretty capable at making things and have set my hand to refurbishing my en suite into a wet room. the plumbing...
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    Best tile cutter you have used for cutting 1200 x 12000 Porcelain floor tiles ?

    Best tile cutter you have used for cutting 1200 x 1200 Porcelain floor tiles ?
  9. O

    Quality of tile cutting when installing a metal edging strip

    We now have a professional tiler in attempting to tile a wall up to an external corner where he has suggested incorporating a metal edging trim. Due to the overall layout of the tiles, the tile edges next to the trim need to be cut, which the tiler has attempted to do. He's also trying to butt...
  10. B

    Acceptable option for cutting tiles around bathroom pipes/taps

    Hi, We are in the middle of having our bathroom tiled and we are worried about how the tiler is going about cutting around pipes / taps. Would you say these cuts show in the photos are acceptable? Appreciate the help. Thanks
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    Porcelain Cutting 20mm porcelain pavers

    Hi All. I'm just looking for a little bit of help please. I am laying a 25 sqm 800x400 patio in the coming weeks. I am going to hopefully do all my straight cuts with an angle grinder and a straight edge. I have both a 41/2" and 9" grinder and was wondering in your experience which size disc...
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    Doing large bathroom with Gazzini porceline 12" x24", having trouble cutting this tile. Long and short ways. Using Rubi Viper

    Doing large bathroom with Gazzini porceline 12" x24", having trouble cutting this tile. Long and short ways. Using Rubi Viper 10" on two different saws. Blade seems to bend when cutting . Never had trouble cutting porceline tile. Thanks Ron
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    Hexagon tile cutting

    Hi Guys, I’ve have a job coming up to install lily pad porcelain hexagon tiles. It’s the first time fixing hexagon tiles, it’s straight forward just one wall 2.3m x 0.9m. My question is this, when it comes to cutting the tiles is it only really possible with a wet cutter or grinder due to the...
  15. R

    What mitre saw blade for cutting steel trim?

    Hi all, I've brought an Evolution R210CMS mitre saw for cutting tile trims. It comes with a T20 tct multipurpose blade. The issue I'm having is when I cut steel trim, it keeps kicking back and bending the trim. My question is, do I need to buy the T68 blade for cutting finer metals? Or is it...
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    Help with cutting issues.

    Hi all, I am a DIYer trying to tile my bathroom. I am using a Vertex versatile pro bridge saw with a new 3mm diamond blade. I'm trying to cut grade 1 porcelain 300 x 600 tiles. However, every cut i do I am getting deflection on the blade and going off course by up to 4mm then snapping the tile...
  18. Joe8189

    What's the best cutting blade?

    Hey All I recently had an absolute nightmare cutting 300 x 300 mixed mosaic tiles. They were a mix of glass and metal mosaics. My wet cutter struggled to cut through both materials and when it came to the metal ones they just ripped off the backing. Anyone know of a blade that would do the job...
  19. GrumpyGrampa

    Cutting tiles with beveled edge

    I'm having a real problem cutting 20 x 10 tiles that have a beveled edge on all sides. If I score across the short side (10 cm) the tile cutter works as it should but every time I score along the long side (20 cm) the tile splits across the middle of the short side. Does that explanation make...
  21. J

    Slow cutting 20mm Porcelain

    I am using a Marcrist CK850 blade on a Rubi TC-180 wet cutter and cutting 1 meter Porcelain tiles that are 20mm thick and seem pretty tough. It takes me about 20 minutes to make a 1 meter cut using light pressure on the saw. Also, Ithe blade generates a lot of sparks. Just looking to get...
    • jjack
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    • 20mm cutting marcrist porcelain
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  22. S

    Coverlam 3m / 1m having a nightmare cutting

    im doing external walls with Coverlam 5.5 mm 3m/1m tiles . Some are cutting perfect whilst others are breaking in any directions .there seems to be a tension problem any tips please .
  23. R

    Cutting or drilling 4 inch whole in porcelain tiles on the wall

    Hi. I wonder if you can advise me. I need 4 inch hole drilled through the wall to install new toilet waste pipe. The wall is partially brick, partially plasterboard on timber framework (see photo). The wall is tiled with extremely hard porcelain tiles 450 x 450mm. I have been advised that there...
    • rafal1
    • Thread
    • canada cutting drilling porcelain porcelain tiles tile tiles wall
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  25. H

    Ok so I made a mistake. Cutting a tile while it’s on the wall?

    Ok so I embarked upon my first tiling job the other day. it went really well and I’m happy with it. As far as I can see I made one stupid mistake. I haven’t taken enough out around the sockets and I can’t get my sockets back on. I need to take around 5mm off the tiles along the bottom of the...
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    New Rubi 93 not cutting 18mm porcelain

    Hello, just bought one of these to cut large format porcelain tiles and whilst it snaps 10mm porcelain tiles no problem, I can't cut the 18mm variant despite the spec stating it can cut up to 20mm. Have I missed the small print somewhere that 20mm excludes porcelain? I'm using the scoring wheel...
    • Deleted member 51481
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    • canada cutting new build not porcelain rubi
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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