Anybody still use the Dewalt 24000

[Dash J]

Plasplug electric wet saw. Right, that's me not logging in for a month after the slating I'm going to get now lol. Just couldnt afford a better model at the time. Saving for a new or 2nd hand one thou. Any recommendations?
I still use a wee plasplugs mate and it is the ********,it flies through everything you throw at it,that said I have 4 or 5 electric cutters to choose from so not using it every day,I'm on eBay at the minute and reconditioned d2400 are going for £544,think I'm going to take a punt,is there anything I should be mindful of buying reconditioned?
Cheers boys

 

[Handyeire]

Plasplug electric wet saw. Right, that's me not logging in for a month after the slating I'm going to get now lol. Just couldnt afford a better model at the time. Saving for a new or 2nd hand one thou. Any recommendations?
I still use a wee plasplugs mate and it is the ********,it flies through everything you throw at it,that said I have 4 or 5 electric cutters to choose from so not using it every day,I'm on eBay at the minute and reconditioned d2400 are going for £544,think I'm going to take a punt,is there anything I should be mindful of buying reconditioned?
Cheers boys

It does the job thou could do with a better version TBH. Is yours the small plasplug or the bigger version. I'm sure there'd be a few on here that would also have it but keeping shy in case they get slated

 

[Dash J]

Think I have the bigger version mate,think it was bout £75,I got it for kitchens,but there is a fair bit of power in the wee thing,if you are looking to spend £100 ish the vitrex table saw is worth a shout I have had one of those and it was a good saw,stay away from norton clipper,I have one and it is pants,the beauty of the plasplugs is the small wheel,doesn't jam,I feel the bigger blades wobble and jam a helluva lot

Cheers. Marc

 

[Dash J]

Ps

There is no shame in it mate,if it cuts a bloody tile then the name doesn't matter

My mate has a Mcallister from b&q around £70,it is also not a bad saw

It's nice to have all the brand names,sometimes you have to cut your cloth tho

 

[Handyeire]

Think I have the bigger version mate,think it was bout £75,I got it for kitchens,but there is a fair bit of power in the wee thing,if you are looking to spend £100 ish the vitrex table saw is worth a shout I have had one of those and it was a good saw,stay away from norton clipper,I have one and it is pants,the beauty of the plasplugs is the small wheel,doesn't jam,I feel the bigger blades wobble and jam a helluva lot

Cheers. Marc

Was thinking of getting the vitrex just to add to the tool kit. Does anyone else rate this tile saw for money spent?


P.s, I see your in glasow DJ, are ya Ibrox or park head?

 

[Stef]

Was thinking of getting the vitrex just to add to the tool kit. Does anyone else rate this tile saw for money spent?


P.s, I see your in glasow DJ, are ya Ibrox or park head?

Haha, Blue or Green!!!! [emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Dash J]

Blue through and through unfortunately at the minute :-(

 

[Handyeire]

Blue through and through unfortunately at the minute :-(

A Jesus!! Wish tee REMOVED yous would hurry up and sort your mess out because I miss being a 90minute bigot a few times a season lol.

 

[Dash J]

A Jesus!! Wish tee REMOVED yous would hurry up and sort your mess out because I miss being a 90minute bigot a few times a season lol.

I know mate,I can still console myself with the fact that we are still the most sucessful club in Britain tho. )

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You 2 should have your own thread.
Wee cutters and Scottish football :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dash J]

You 2 should have your own thread.
Wee cutters and Scottish football :smilewinkgrin:

Yes and both of them are ****e

 

[Gerry]

Still have mine for those heavy duty cutting jobs. I use it about two or three times a year and also hire it out to people I know. It's paid for itself a couple of times over.

 

[average]

Why is it you don't use the D24000 much. Do you not use it for bathrooms for cuts around windows/doors/ shower trays etc.... I'd have thought it would be perfect for it instead of the smaller cutters.

 

[White Room]

It's a fair size bit of kit, not something to be plonked in the landing area especially with the water trays.

 

[average]

It's a fair size bit of kit, not something to be plonked in the landing area especially with the water trays.

I suppose so but what do yous use instead, a grinder,plasplug,vitrex?

 

[AliGage]

I got rid if mine last year. Too big and cumbersome for the everyday job.

Grinder and a steady hand covers most cuts.

 

[Perry]

Still use mine for cutting brick slips.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Mine has been out of the van and on display for a few weeks now. It's cutting a rough surface 600x600 porcelain around a swimming pool with precision and ease.
Biggest and most enjoyable contract we've done for a few years.
Even had a visit from Dewalt to watch this early version perform.
Great piece of kit!

 

[bl tiling]

I got one about 8 months ago I've used it 4 times on travertine and slate great piece of kit stays in the back corner of the van just in case.

 

[peteablard]

Mines not cutting square at the moment, think it's time for a new blade. It's had some serious hammer this year so can't complain. Got another 9 stone bathrooms between now and Feb so need to give it a bit of tlc

 

[Qwerty]

I use mine for every porcelain & stone job. Just received my half bullnose wheel for my Dewalt (along with a load of other bits!) for a load of trav skirting & window sills I'm doing next week. Looking forward to using it. Thanks as always to @ATSDiamondTools

 

[Ian]

I use mine for every porcelain & stone job. Just received my half bullnose wheel for my Dewalt (along with a load of other bits!) for a load of trav skirting & window sills I'm doing next week. Looking forward to using it. Thanks as always to @ATSDiamondTools

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Let us know how that dewalt wheel performs please Geoff, I've put off getting one for ages as I was a little unsure how good it would be. I know @GaryTheTiler has trialled it but, I can't remember if he said it was good or not!

 

[gamma38]

I have one Bri. I used it a fair bit and found it to be ok. Easier and quicker than using a handheld. Now it's sat gathering dust. Sold the dewalt, sold my dc250 which i also used it on. Now I have a DX350 and it won't really fit this machine.

 

[Concrete guy]

I use mine for every porcelain & stone job. Just received my half bullnose wheel for my Dewalt (along with a load of other bits!) for a load of trav skirting & window sills I'm doing next week. Looking forward to using it. Thanks as always to @ATSDiamondTools

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If you're using those dry polishing pads on Travertine Geoff, bed them in on something dense first like a granite off cut.

Trav is pretty soft and more suited to Silicon Carbide discs than dry diamond pads.

The diamonds will work and last ages, but you'll need to "dress" them first otherwise all you'll end up with is brown smears on the trav which is resin transfer from the pad on first use.

 

[Concrete guy]

Let us know how that dewalt wheel performs please Geoff, I've put off getting one for ages as I was a little unsure how good it would be. I know @GaryTheTiler has trialled it but, I can't remember if he said it was good or not!

Bri these wheels are good if you have a lot of skirting tiles to profile, but it's only worth the set up on the Dewalt if you are running quite a few through in one go. Plus it's limited to profiling a straight line only.

For tiling that's probably the most common job so it's ideal.

If you do a lot of stonework which involves shapes and curves or profiling in situ then one of the M14 profilers that fits a hand held polishing machine would probably prove to be a lot more versatile. As a result we sell a lot of these M14 profilers to landscapers.

When it comes to polishing, Silicon Carbide discs are the way to go for the average tiler, again because they are so versatile as they will work on a large variety of products.

The advantage of diamonds really kicks in when it comes to volume and economy.