Festool Dsc-ag125 Tile Cutter

[Chalker]

These are the plunge saw blades from Alan @Chalker,
22.2 bore with a reducer to 20mm

Bushboard M Stone or Max Top Quartz Diamond Blade | ATS Diamond Tools

Amazingly I have one of those! Allan gave me one to try on some 25mm mistral resin worktop. ( it clogged up) but will try out on some tiles.

 

[Chalker]

It's arrived. Not bad, two days.
Has come in a Festool box and a decent blade too. Will be trying it out tomorrow.

 

[Chalker]

Tried it this morning.
Not that impressed tbh! With the cutting action being in reverse , the dust collection is amazing . Even better if you put a peice of sacrificial plasterboard underneath. There is no depth adjustment so you need to hang over the edge if something. The machine is very well built.
At first I tried it on an off cut of resin worktop using the supplied segmented blade. It was very good on this and normally this is the dustiest thing to cut.
Then tried a ceramic tile. From above the tile chipped out. And from below the tile was the same.
A grade 5 porcelain tile was next, again this chipped out massively when cutting from above and below.
I changed the blade to a continuous run ( Ats). These normally cut very smooth. Again on both the ceramic and porcelain, it chipped out too much, but not as much as the segmented blade.
To sum up. For cutting inside the dust collection is fantastic, but as it rotates anti clockwise it sacrifices the quality of the cut.
I will use this for some of my work, but it's an expensive tool for just a few jobs.

The first pics are cutting from above and below with segmented blade and the last two with continuous rim blade from below.

My advise would be don't bother!

 

[gamma38]

Crist. Not good for a high end machine at all.

 

[Old Mod]

Tried it this morning.
Not that impressed tbh!

Are u pulling or pushing the grinder @Chalker?

 

[Italy]

PD

I remember that the diamond wheel rotates in the reverse?

PD because otherwise turn!!!!!

 

[martin1c]

Mine arrived today too. Will be testing it on Friday. Little bit worried now having read Chalker's results

 

[Old Mod]

Mine arrived today too. Will be testing it on Friday. Little bit worried now having read Chalker's results View attachment 79772

Kool can't wait!

 

[Chalker]

Pushing

Didn't try pulling!!!!!! Berk!

 

[Italy]

PD

PD because otherwise turn!!!!!

sorry but no google translate.
a few months ago, he affected too.
then abandoned idea
for me, it is impossible to cut tile good.
whether you can cut tile, antonio buy

 

[Italy]

Pushing

Didn't try pulling!!!!!! Berk!

bad very bad @Chalker
try and try.
I am interested, you be a guinea pig

 

[Old Mod]

Pushing

Didn't try pulling!!!!!! Berk!

Yeah thpically using grinder that way round u'd pull it.
Hope that sorts it!

 

[Just Rizzle]

ill stick to my rubi 180 ty

 

[kevsalt]

the grinder will do for me with the montolit blade ,,,,itll deal with owt

 

[Italy]

I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF IT WORKS ....
push not ok
Pull???
Italian hardheaded