Cutting Granite

[tileman2]

Leatherface/ Concept

Thanks for your comments, much appreciated

Looks like im certainly going to be gettin a fair bit of granite work, An old pal of mine works in natural stone store with a massive selection of granite. Hes just put 3 jobs to me yesterday to go and quote.

Only told him i was tiling last week, so certainly looks like im going to have plenty to do.

I think the rubi that leatherface mentioned is a wise choice. Have you got address for trade tiler.

Regards

Kev

 

[Leatherface]

Look at the banner on the top of this page 🙂

 

[Concept PHT]

Its well worth investing then if your going to get plenty of granite work. The thing is, buy a smaller (plasplugs type) one too for your bathrooms / en suites etc that contains the water. A big industrial cutter in somewhere like this isn't going to please mrs smith when it splatters all over the place lol 🙂

 

[UKTT Darren]

Depending on which dry cutter you have, if you have a dry cutter with a rubi tx type breaker on it , the wide bar that pulls down, try and score heavely with a 10mm wheel and a quick snap, more pressure on the snap, i do it all the time with 30x30 10mm thick stuff, takes a little practice as the breaking pressure has to be broke at just the right pressure. Not sure if it will work on a Rubi TS breaker, worth a try if you have any spare pieces, the cut it gives you is fine for up to the wall cuts, that can be hidden a little if skirts are going back on or tiles meeting.

 

[UKTT Darren]

If your wanting a decent wet cutter for granit/ naturals etc, you cannot go far wrong with the Rubi DW220 overhead wet cutter, thats what i use with a macrist blade in it, sorts it out no problem, stick with your plasplugs if only doing bits and bobs as its a lot of dosh to fork out if its going to be doing nothing most of the time, like my post above , sometimes you can get away with the technique above, its worth a try first, saves you loads of time if it works, doesnt work on any of the other stones, just some types of granit

 

[Deleted member 15]

small plasplugs are no good, they dont have the motor for granite or marble.It will burn them out I have a rubi dw250 lps with a Marcrist blade cuts granite with no probs

 

[mark1966]

if you have a trade depot near you they do a wet cutter with 700mm bed and 1500 watt motor french machine on legs £200 with blade will cut 1in granite no probs better than my rubi

 

[tileman2]

Not heard of trade depot, What is the machine called as might be able to pick one up elewhere.

Where do trade depot hve stores

 

[mark1966]

trade depot have stores all over as far as i know they are part of the kingfisher group whic own b&q and screw fix as for the name ofthe cutter im not sure will have a look its big and yellow i have seen it else where but cant remember where abouts as soon as i do i will let you know mark

 

[tileman2]

Thanks Mark, much appreciated