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I need to get together my tool kit and as I'm on a budget I've been looking at buying a second hand cutter.
On my course I used a Rubi TR 600-S so ideally this is the cutter I'm after, but I'm worried that an ebay or other second hand cutter could be worn out and only fit for the bin but I'm having doubts about commiting to spending out 400 quid or more on my first tools as I've only ever hung tiles on my course.
I've been looking down the B&Q shed but their one and only cutter looked not all that but the nippers and other small tools seemed to feel ok and its got me thinking that B&Q with its huge buying power, that their tools cant be total crap or can they??
I also been looking at a Clarke 10 piece kit in machine mart priced at £30, its looks like its very much for the DIY market as the cutter doesn't look all that great thou it does have a carbide wheel but I'm thinking as it comes with nippers, tile saw, tile chipping hammer, trowel and a few other bits that it might be ok as a starting point?
I've also seen a similar Rubi kit that comes with pocket 40 cutter for a good price of under 70 quid (it also has two trowels, a grout float, knee pads and some other bits) and was thinking that its not a bad starter kit plus it has that Rubi quality which cant be a bad thing.
provided I get either a TS 600 or a TR 600 once funds allow I could be up and running to do my bathroom and some small family jobs just to get up to speed.
On my course I used a Rubi TR 600-S so ideally this is the cutter I'm after, but I'm worried that an ebay or other second hand cutter could be worn out and only fit for the bin but I'm having doubts about commiting to spending out 400 quid or more on my first tools as I've only ever hung tiles on my course.
I've been looking down the B&Q shed but their one and only cutter looked not all that but the nippers and other small tools seemed to feel ok and its got me thinking that B&Q with its huge buying power, that their tools cant be total crap or can they??
I also been looking at a Clarke 10 piece kit in machine mart priced at £30, its looks like its very much for the DIY market as the cutter doesn't look all that great thou it does have a carbide wheel but I'm thinking as it comes with nippers, tile saw, tile chipping hammer, trowel and a few other bits that it might be ok as a starting point?
I've also seen a similar Rubi kit that comes with pocket 40 cutter for a good price of under 70 quid (it also has two trowels, a grout float, knee pads and some other bits) and was thinking that its not a bad starter kit plus it has that Rubi quality which cant be a bad thing.
provided I get either a TS 600 or a TR 600 once funds allow I could be up and running to do my bathroom and some small family jobs just to get up to speed.
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