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  1. Balloo

    Marble diamond cutting blade

    Can anyone recommend a good dry cut 115 blade for travertine 25 mm i have 1200x600 stone to cut and my sigma wet saw will only go to 950mm so i was going to maybe use the grinder attachment on the kera cut Really appreciate some feedback
  2. R

    Tiles cutting into original floorboards

    I would like to put tiles cutting into the original floorboards where the the 2 different flooring meets. I’ve generally seen it with engineered or hardwood flooring but not old floorboards. Is there a way to avoid cracking tiles? Thanks
  3. C

    Dry cutting Quartz banned in Australia due to increase in Silicosis

    Australia's love of stone kitchen benchtops is killing workers - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-10/stone-cutting-for-kitchen-benchtops-sparks-silicosis-crisis/10357342
  4. D

    Cutting tile trim into internal corner

    Hi everyone So, I’m in the process of re-fitting our kitchen. Everything is going swimmingly and I’m quickly approaching tiling along the worktops.. I don’t mind tiling but absolutely dread cutting tile trim. I’ve seen pre formed corners online for turns to take the the tiles up the wall at...
  5. E

    Cutting out door frames to fit tile under

    Just wondering what height to cut clear - Tile + How much for adhesive? The tiles are 59cm x 59cm porcelain and 9-12mm thick. I have a 20mm trowel. I think that is 15mm height so applied at an angle presumably will be somewhere between 9 and 12mm (depending on angle)... is there an official...
    • EdMac
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    • cutting door out tile under
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  6. E

    Good Angle Grinder Blade For Cutting Porcelain Tile

    Just wondering what I should expect to pay for a good blade to cut porcelain tiles? It'll be a 4.5" blade to fit my grinder. The guy in one of the local tile shops showed me a £30 blade he "sells to all the professional tilers." I've seen a diamond edged blade in toolstation for £3. But I...
    • EdMac
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    • angle angle grinder blade cutting grinder porcelain porcelain tile tile
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  7. Lakey

    20mm exterior porcelain cutting

    quock question. What is the best way to cut 20mm external porcelain? Is there a mini grinder blade that will cope? Cheers
    • Lakey
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    • 20mm canada cutting exterior porcelain porcelain tile
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  8. M

    Cutting large porcelain tiles

    Hi I have a 900 x 900 shower enclosure that was showing some dampness through the grout joints and solid plastered brick walls after 20+ years. I liked the tiles and have manage to remove and clean most of the 250x 300 porcelain tiles, ready to refit after tanking the walls, (on a tight...
    • Mick
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    • canada cutting large porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  9. M

    Cutting curves eg around the toilet

    Just wondered who scored and then fingered the tile before nipping or who uses a grinder and if you have dust extraction (if not what do you do when its raining)? I was thinking around basin etc
    • minimontolit
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    • canada cutting toilet
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. D

    Cutting mirror tiles

    What are people using to shape mirror tiles around electric sockets . I've done glass tiles in the past is it the same or do they break easily
  11. S

    Cutting 30mm thick slate

    Hi looking for advise I've got 2 sections of 1200mm X 900mm 30mm slate for a double sided fireplace I'm making I have a 9" angle grinder what's the best blade for cutting these I have a Makita angle grinder I just got 240v 230mm which comes with a segmented blade
  12. M

    need help choosing a tile cutting system

    as we all know tiles are getting even larger I only fit domestics, but even so 600 by 300 seems like an off cut now I use sigma , and my biggest cutter is the 900 whichis manageable,anything bigger and ill need a bigger van I need a rail system , or is it feasible to grind the longer tiles pros...
  13. I

    What the Sigma titanium cutting/scoring wheel (the gold coloured one) is for; Cutting Very Tough Tiles!

    yesterday I discovered what the titanium engraving wheel is for of my sigma (the gold color). I'm doing 30x60 polished 12mm, with lots of frosting and very hard support. with the normal wheel it was hard, every three cuts I had to take the grinder and trimming. I remembered having a titanium...
  14. acaciaguy

    Cutting guides / wheels for grinders

    what do you guys use for ensuring a straight cut on long tiles with a grinder ? monolit do a guide wheel. What’s the best practice?
  15. P

    Cutting porcelain, visible edge needs to be good

    I have realtively few cuts to make on 30x60 porcelain tiles that will be visible. Normally I would hire an overhead wet tile saw to do the whole job, but here in Italy, where I live anyway, I'm having trouble hiring one. The cuts need to be accurate as well as very clean as they are visible and...
  16. Tile Fix Direct

    Cutting Stainless steel trims

    When cutting and mitring stainless trims I am struggling to make a good, accurate and scratch free cut. How do others achieve a decent finish?
  17. Two-Trowels

    Sigma 2G - cutting accuracy?

    We have been doing loads of work recently for an architect who has a complete fixation with white metros - he wants them on every job and as these jobs always include toilets and disabled toilets that are fully tiled with the them we have stuck on thousands of the bloody things :( Anyway, I...
    • Two-Trowels
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    • cutter cutting sigma sigma 2g sigma cutter tile cutter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
  18. F

    Mirrored glass metro levelled tiles, cutting and fixing??

    Hi, Got a job next week doing kitchen splashback in the above tiles. Firstly, what adhesive do you recommend. I use tilemaster adhesive for pretty much everything as that's what's stocked at my provider, so if you could recommend one of their adhesives that would be great. Or is it something...
  19. K

    Cutting Dijon Tumbled Limestone floor tiles

    Hi , The customer has decided to have the new kitchen floor tiled in the above tumbled limestone, 600 x 400, what is the best way to cut the tiles, I assume a wet saw will stain the limestone? or do I need to seal them before cutting? I was going to put detra matting on top of the existing floor...
    • keith1960
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    • cutting floor floor tiles floor tiling limestone tile tiles
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  20. A

    Cutting in 140mm shower rough in box - any advice?

    Hi Guys Needed some advice on cutting in my Grohe Raipdo rough in smart box which essentially is the back box for the front end shower valve controls that sits on the finished tiled surface. The box is actually circular with a 138mm radius and it sits behind the tiles and when laying the tiles...
    • AlexJones
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    • advice box cutting former shower shower tray wetroom
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
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