Cutting slate...

[Rich]

What does everybody out there like to use for cutting slate?

 

[DHTiling]

A Hand saw.


























LOL.. No my Dewalt D24000

 

[Rich]

Iv blunted all my hand saws and the slate just chips!!
(Id best point out that Im joking)

 

[peckers]

I take the father in law with me hes got a great set of gnashers :lol:

If they fitt in rubi overhead rail wet saw then i use this if not then its down to my 9" angle grinder but always try to use the wet cut for exposed edges etc!!

 

[nybor62]

as peckers said , but i take the mother in law:smilewinkgrin:

 

[doug boardley]

I've got a slate axe for roofing slate and my Rubi DW 200 LP for tiing slate

 

[faithhealer]

Did a lovely slate floor last week with Daves old Rubi dw 250 n

 

[DHTiling]

Did a lovely slate floor last week with Daves old Rubi dw 250 n

You like it john..?

Served me well that machine.

 

[faithhealer]

You like it john..?

Served me well that machine.

love it, can't get anything else in the garage though lol

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

DeWALT 24000, thanks to Ed (Aston Tiling). Top man Ed.

 

[hillhead]

Iv a slate hearth to lay on tuesday then porcies on the walls of the stove area.

 

[andy8758]

I have a slate kitchen floor to lay (9m2) this week - will probably use my wet cutter for all the cuts. Makes for a whole lot longer tile laying process - especially as the tiles are 600mm x 300mm.
:5: - and I was booted from BGT for playing the drums to loud.......:lol:

 

[mistral]

My Clipper TT250.......... eats anything up!

 

[CJ]

My ND 200 gave up the ghost last week Bearings have been very very noisey the last few months...........but Friday it gave up completly.

Looking for another wet cutter fast.

Was going to go for another........but I do wonder about other makes?????

 

[mistral]

Did a lovely slate floor last week with Daves old Rubi dw 250 n

Yes I borrowed one of those ......... need to send it back, no room for anything else!

 

[p20nty]

Hi
DIY home tiler with big job to do - c 70 sq m of calibrated brazilian slate (will buy soon) Halway and kitchen. been reading forum posts because it will be sensible to invest in tile cutter (will need to do bathroom eventually too). De Walt seems pricey since I am a DIY'er. Vitrex 103450 wet tile cutter seems to get vg reviews on amazon from around £230.00. Can you offer guidance please. Also note you can get wet hand de walts for c£200.00. The slates will be 600x600mm. Will be tiling on ceramic tiles - do you forsee problems - again same area. Digging them up will be a gargantuan job!!!
Many thanks

 

[White Room]

Why don't you remove the existing tiles and start afresh....

 

[kilty55]

hi there have you done any tiling in the past or this 1st job?

 

[p20nty]

Hi
Have done many other smaller jobs in the past but this is a much bigger project 70 sqm. I consider the floor area a major task to hack up not least because of the dur say st which cannot be confined to one room. Also skirting was laid on top of tiles so that causes problems for a comined edge length of about 40 m. The existing tiles are in 'good condition' physically but glaze compromised in main walkway - hallway. So a good surface to lay tiles on top. Will mean though that I will need to install hardwood thresholds in 4 places to correct tile-carpet offsets created. I did consider getting my SDS for hacking tiles off but quickly dismissed it for this reason!! Do I need to 'score' these tiles or will adhesive provide a good tile-tile bond in this case?