Awkward cuts - whats your method

[Aston]

Following on from Bri's thread, 'awkward cuts' I thought it would be good to see what various methods we all use for things like curves, bends and shapes / obstacles etc

Do you like to scribe around obstacles and shapes OR do you prefer to use paper/card templates or profiles gauges?

Curves and bends always throw up a few challenges so whats you favorite method for the various cuts.

 

[Ian]

Curves and odd shapes I use thick lining paper to template, for rake cuts and around door casings, I tend to just use a tape measure.

 

[Old Mod]

What ever method I remember at the time! Haha
All of the above!
Template with whatever is to hand, whether it be box tiles came in, corex or anything else.
Tape measure frequently.
Rubi angle finder or this thing I picked up at a boot sale!


Or I just guess! Haha

 

[Qwerty]

Usually a metal rule and square but sometimes use a profile gauge

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Generally use the previous tiles I've cut wrong and work from there!....

 

[Spare Tool]

Had a random stone fireplace to cut into cosmos, made a template, transferred to tile then scribed it with a hardi knife..

 

[Andy Allen]

I use a set square mark the key points cut most of the tile with a wet cutter and fine tune it to a perfect fit with my tile nips.

 

[Old Mod]

I use a set square mark the key points cut most of the tile with a wet cutter and fine tune it to a perfect fit with my tile nips.

Still suffer Holy T shirts then Andy!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Ed if you can ring me Wed is good for me off topic I know

 

[Andy Allen]

Still suffer Holy T shirts then Andy!

Ha ha know exactly what you mean .....got through many a shirt with this method..

 

[Andy Allen]

Before grinders and wet cutters we used tile nips or a rod saw for every awkward cut......cutting round a socket would take for ever....
And always snap on the last little bit...

 

[Old Mod]

Ha ha know exactly what you mean .....got through many a shirt with this method..

It was a Tilers uniform Andy! Haha

Before grinders and wet cutters we used tile nips or a rod saw for every awkward cut......cutting round a socket would take for ever....
And always snap on the last little bit...

Oh god now I'm having flashbacks!

I do struggle to find a decent pair of nips tho, with tips that don't disintegrate on harder porcelain tiles!
I miss the old BAL style nippers!

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Knipex parrot beak pincers!...
Not everyone can use them tho.

Bit like me being left handed and trying to use a left handed serator!..... IMPOSSIBLE ha ha

 

[Dan]

Perhaps a related thread: The smallest cut you've done on a dry cutter?

 

[Old Mod]

Knipex parrot beak pincers!...
Not everyone can use them tho.

Bit like me being left handed and trying to use a left handed serator!..... IMPOSSIBLE ha ha

Yeah I have parrot nippers (don't know who's!) think might of used them for one day!
Rubi glass/porcelain wheeled nippers.
Rubi parrot nippers as well as above,
Oh those stupid nippers with the chipping hammer on one side! Hahahaha
(Desperate one day, think that's all they lasted, porc's again, bus trips off)
Etc, etc.
still want my Bal Nippers *stamps feet!*