Diamond hole cutters , ATS.

[m3fitter]

These are bread and butter items for us, these bits run our business. They are the everyday small item selling in volume that keeps cash flow ticking over. We make a decent margin but there's no need to put too much on them - they are inexpensive bits. Problems only start when you're selling inexpensive bits as expensive bits.

The idea of our pricing is we will shift large volume and have a quick turnaround. The items are small, don't need much handling or storage. Also the variety of stock we offer allows us to offer these prices.

Our ethos when we started ATS Diamond Tools was value for money. That doesn't necessarily mean cheap, just good value for money. Some things do turn out cheap as a result of this.

If I can come up with some new ideas along the way then that's also a helpful and a bit of fun.

It also beats spending 8 hours on your hands an knees grouting:smilewinkgrin:

I'm also not looking to be the next Richard Branson or Alan Sugar, just looking for an easy life.

but i needed a hand on Wednesday to grout 80 metres of mosaics !! ( lightweight ;-) )

 

[shogun rua]

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Could these be used on a gtr30?

cheers

 

[Concrete guy]

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Could these be used on a gtr30?

cheers

No, the bgtr30 rotates too fast, the bits you require need to be vacuum brazed to cope with the heat generated.

If you fitted an electroplated bit, the diamond coating would be detached in a matter of seconds. They are designed to be used at low speed and with water cooling.

 

[shogun rua]

Thanks mate, do you know where i can get bosch gtr30 ones at competitive prices?

 

[Concrete guy]

Thanks mate, do you know where i can get bosch gtr30 ones at competitive prices?

It's not something I'm aware of anyone other than the manufacturer making.

It does cost quite a bit to engineer and has to be very well balanced to spin at the rate it does. We did consider these bits, but after pricing them up, although we could produce for less than the manufacturer it wasn't as cheap as it needed to be to attract people away from the branded product.

Sorry I can't help with that one.

 

[shogun rua]

thanks mate

 

[area tiling]

I think you're missing a trick there Dave, IMO, hole coring is a specialist skill, and I charge for it. I don't see it any different to profiling or mitring.

Am I missing a trick here do you charge for mitring , I usually just include it in the m2 even if their is quite a bit of it !

 

[Peter]

No need for GTR30 bits IMO, they wear out far too fast. Prefer taking an extra 2 minutes per hole for vitually pennies rather than it costing a fiver a hole to cut.

 

[John Benton]

Am I missing a trick here do you charge for mitring , I usually just include it in the m2 even if their is quite a bit of it !

In a word - YES, it's not every tiler that will do mitres, some don't even bother putting trim on. It's a skill and customers should pay extra if they want that level of finish.

Offer them the trim and tell them say for an extra £40 you will mitre round the window. If you can show them examples of your mitres they may well take the bait.