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DHTiling

Most certainly mate.

I can cheat a little when it comes to filling the machine up though. I always keep a couple of bricks in the van, jack the back of the machine up so i only have to put half a bucket of water in!
Takes about a minute to set everything up, maybe 10 minutes to cut the tile.

A tip!!....Put the pump in a bucket of water for single quick cuts....then you don't have to worry about putting bricks under the legs..:thumbsup:
 
T

The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP

A tip!!....Put the pump in a bucket of water for single quick cuts....then you don't have to worry about putting bricks under the legs..:thumbsup:


I do the bucket of water thing, keeps your pump clean. Do any of you guys put a drop or two of fairy liquid in? Keeps my hands nice and soft to.(Not)
 
J

Jelthetiler

I do the bucket of water thing, keeps your pump clean. Do any of you guys put a drop or two of fairy liquid in? Keeps my hands nice and soft to.(Not)

Barrier cream mate. Keep it in the motor and put it on in traffic jams. My hands have taken a beating in the last 6 weeks, had to buy some different cream, Eucerin. Expensive but much better all round handcare.
 
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I'd mark the FRONT of the tile

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Drill out the corners to be safe:

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Drill out the holes front to back

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Then plunge cut the lines on a small wetsaw

knees.jpg


looking through the holes of the tiles to see where I am cutting

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That way you're guaranteed not to have any over runs.
Ignore the fact the demo is on a tiny tile.

If you have large porcelain tiles like this then doing everything from the front leaves less room for error.

commercial_tile.jpg


Mistakes on BIG tiles are costly.. Drilling out sockets can be tricky

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Results.. A socket in a tile
 
I

Italy

I'd mark the FRONT of the tile

Dsc09479.jpg


Drill out the corners to be safe:

Dsc09480.jpg


Drill out the holes front to back

Dsc09483.jpg


Then plunge cut the lines on a small wetsaw

knees.jpg


looking through the holes of the tiles to see where I am cutting

Dsc09491.jpg


That way you're guaranteed not to have any over runs.
Ignore the fact the demo is on a tiny tile.

If you have large porcelain tiles like this then doing everything from the front leaves less room for error.

commercial_tile.jpg


Mistakes on BIG tiles are costly.. Drilling out sockets can be tricky

Dsc09498.jpg


Results.. A socket in a tile
I also like this, then use blade grinder with 75mm Montolit from above without touching the corners , no breaks google translated
 

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