24000 laser

[CJ]

Has anyone on here fitted one?

And how do you get on with them?

also......have you any pics of them fitted?

 

[Gazzer]

I had one but didnt find it any use. I have removed it now , still got the laser, holder and battery box though.

 

[CJ]

I had one but didnt find it any use. I have removed it now , still got the laser, holder and battery box though.

Why no use?

 

[Gazzer]

I just line the marks on the tile and cut like that .

 

[CJ]

I just line the marks on the tile and cut like that .

thats as per norm......but I did wonder if a laser would be any use?

 

[Gazzer]

thats as per norm......but I did wonder if a laser would be any use?

It wasnt for me but each to their own.

 

[beanz]

I'm not sure i see the need!?! With the blade at one end, and the guide wheel marker thingamajig at the other, what do you gain with a laser!?!

 

[Mr Tiler]

whats the key to an accurate ceiling (wall) cut or an accurate skirting (floor) cut? experience? cutter? I doubt very much its luck? I try my best but I rarely can cut a tile within half a mm of the end of the next tile... how do I work on this as it is my worst attribute atm

 

[Mr Tiler]

a lot of the time they are also too tight rather than too short and I am allowing the 2mm wall tile grout joint it is just too tight

 

[Mr Tiler]

so I end up scoring another 3-4 mm off and nipping away then it turns out a bad cut

 

[Gazzer]

Well it depends on the cutting machine and how well you marked the tile. Also not moving the tile while cutting.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

so I end up scoring another 3-4 mm off and nipping away then it turns out a bad cut

Ash, after 46 years I can still mark a cut wrong, so don't think you are on your own mate.

The man/woman who never made a mistake, never made anything.

 

[Mr Tiler]

well when i do my ceiling cuts i rest the tile up against the ceiling and then allow roughly 3-4mm. for each side of the tile. i then cut my tile in the centre of the felt line i draw. and then when i offer it up it is usually too tight so end up taking another 2-3mm off the tile and then it is too short. i am thinking it is just a matter of time before i start cutting in with that perfection that comes with the job

 

[Ian]

well when i do my ceiling cuts i rest the tile up against the ceiling and then allow roughly 3-4mm. for each side of the tile. i then cut my tile in the centre of the felt line i draw. and then when i offer it up it is usually too tight so end up taking another 2-3mm off the tile and then it is too short. i am thinking it is just a matter of time before i start cutting in with that perfection that comes with the job

Have you tried using a tape measure for your cuts? Instead of reverse marking?

 

[Gazzer]

In that case if you cut down your line its your marking that is at fault. Try getting your eyes level with where you are marking. If your eyes are below the tile as you mark it you can make mistakes.