Cutting porcelain tiles

[mz30]

The cutter was supplied with a 10mm and an 18mm scoring wheels, I used the 18mm wheel today. I don't know how to determine which size of wheel is the correct one to use, I thought, the thicker the tile, the bigger the wheel !!!!

No tileman you have misunderstood what i mean ,when i say lower the wheel i mean have the stem protruding out of the top of where it goes ,however on porcelain i like to use a 6mm wheel as i have found them to be better at scoring porcelain although they may not last as long as cutting ceramic.

 

[UKTT Darren]

If it is a smooth porcelain topped tile use a 10mm wheel in the cutter and score heavely then put the breaker an inch from the top and give it a sharp quick snap, this will do the trick, if it is a rough finish on the porcelain use the 18mm wheel and repeat the above. The key to this is a heavy score line and a quick snap

 

[mick7]

Hi
I'm a total novice and cut 600 x 600 x 10 polished porcelain with a Genesis cutter which only cost £48 on special offer. I used a 6mm Rubi blade as recommended by the tile shop and it cut through like butter. Genesis has been recommended on the forum before hence why I used it - brilliant. Had a practise on an offcut to get it right and then away. None broken or sheared off unbelievably. I was very careful with where to apply the pressure and snapped off slightly into the tile as suggested before.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Dogs ears we call them down here, when the cut gets the wanders. As everyone else has said practice makes perfect. Try double scoring or even triple scoring then brake. I use sigma cutters and don't have any trouble, Rubi are also a fine trade quality cutter and it's not the tools fault or the tile, just technique.

There have been some really good tips in this thread about technique that should be learnt and practiced by all new to tiling.

 

[nybor62]

rubi tile cutters are crap . sigma would do the job .
i all ways use angle grinder. you could score the tiles with the ruby then break on floor . just put two spaces on each end of the scored tile then put weight onit it should break

 

[DHTiling]

rubi tile cutters are crap . sigma would do the job .
i all ways use angle grinder. you could score the tiles with the ruby then break on floor . just put two spaces on each end of the scored tile then put weight onit it should break

You obviously have'nt used the rubi tx range then to say a comment like that......we all have our favourites but to come out with such a remark with out knowing the full range of cutters is well off the mark.........do some research and see....opinions don't make good cutters............

 

[muffinman]

all cutters are not the same best thing to do is score the tile then get the tile and hit the back of the tile on the machine top end where the rails finish were the score line is very quick you will get the hang of it

 

[muffinman]

You obviously have'nt used the rubi tx range then to say a comment like that......we all have our favourites but to come out with such a remark with out knowing the full range of cutters is well off the mark.........do some research and see....opinions don't make good cutters............

rubi all the way tx is great on any tile you just have to be a Good Tiler lol

 

[Sean fsy]

if they dont split with the manual cutter i just use my wet cutter on the full job, time consuming yes but if the customer is paying a lot of money for the tiles then the amount of waste becomes a major factor, i just put an extra £20/£40 on the job to cover the price of 1 or 2 blades whicn in theory is maybe only the cost of 3,4 tiles. doesnt bother me if it takes longer as theres no price on perfection.

 

[Aston]

when cutting porcelain, i tend to back score the tile about an inch from the end of the tile, then score once sometimes twice before snapping on some porcelain.

i use a ts60 and a tx700 and theres not much between them except the tx700 is better suited to set up for multiply diagonal cuts..i find when using the tx700 on porc, if you hold the breaking handle down with your left thumb over the rails, then firmly tap the handle with your right hand, then the tile breaks nicely...score well and firm sharp snap is the key imo.....tiles are unpredictable and can break now matter how you approach them!