Advice needed :best stone cutter machine

[jonnyc]

One of my cutters has just given up on me.
I need to get a new saw within a week.

I started off 20 years ago with Norton Clipper 100. ( 1000mm cut length)
this cutter was superb with dual overhead rail.
only problem was that it was heavy and one of my employees damaged his back taking in and out of van.

I changed to MANTA ALUMINIUM ( NUOVA MONDIAL MEC)
bought the 1200mm bed saw and 850mm bed .(through NATIONAL MASONRY)
these saws were great and really easy to get out of van for one man, but 2 years down the line the aluminium plate shoulder for folding legs has sheared away on both cutters.
this has happened for a mate of mine as well with same cutter and I have been advised that you can epect the same for the new clipper aluminium CST 100 after a couple of years.
Been looking at the raimondi Zoe and Pickus.
they look good but will they last any longer the the manta aluminium.
Seems like the market is divided on the small portable overhead dual rail saw. I have seen many overhead rail cutters in trimline brochures etcc but most of them are single rail where head can cut off line in my experience .
I am not driven by price alone.
I want a quality cutter that does not weigh too much and am prepared to pay a premium for the right product.
In last two weeks I have laid 900 x 900 bateige , 800x 800 moleanos, 900 x 600 jerusalem grey. things are getting bigger!!!
the cutter i really want is the bam 1320. is it true it is made in uk? i thought it was german (carl damm)BUT IT IS SO HEAVY
i really dont care about the price, there is no subsistute for quality .

 

[Mike Mike]

Get a Mitre Wiz and use an angle grinder :lol:

Seriously though, how much are two new cutters vs how much is having someone weld two new aluminium plates onto your existing cutters?

Welding. It exists. :lol:

 

[jonnyc]

mike.
i will look up a mitre wiz.
that could be the answer.
i think i know what an angle grinder is capable of and if a suitable substitute

 

[Perry]

I have been using the perla 250 for years been good think they are about £900 from TRIMLINE trade but did see quite a new one sold on eBay last week for just over a £100

 

[jonnyc]

didnt give enough info really. switch has gone and now capacitor. the swuthch alone is £ 200.00!!

wht a rip off.

 

[Mike Mike]

didnt give enough info really. switch has gone and now capacitor. the swuthch alone is £ 200.00!!

wht a rip off.

Be honest now, you just want to buy a new cutter. It's okay, you don't have to skirt around the issue, we're not your wife, you don't have to pretend with us :lol:

 

[jonnyc]

You are half right I suppose.i do want one now I've starting really looking,but if I could find a replacement capacitor in afew days without having to wait 3months like for last switch from Italy and then it was wrong one,I def would not buy.maybe I should send apic of capacitor.if you can fin find mitre wiz you can find anything.

 

[jonnyc]

here is the damaged part. i am only guessing it is a capacitor. basically the cutter seems to have lost a lot of power without it and
also need to start the cutting wheel by hand to get it going.
anyone any idea where might get this from. national masonary are useless.