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HI Guys

I have started to retile my bathroom, my wife chose some very expensive porcelain tile.

I have bought a Plasplugs DWW-180 MasterTiler for the tile cuts.

The probem is although it cuts the tiles, it just seems to take forever. I have spoken to a number of tilers who all say porcelain takes a long time to cut.

The question - is 10min to cut 300mm of 10mm tile too long?

should i invest in an overhead radia cutter? i have 100+ meters to do

spider
 
I only have a small one that i ahve borrowed from a mate. Having read a bit today i think its only for 6mm tiles max. I could invest in a pro, but should i bother if i buy an overhead radial cutter?
 
I'm guessing, but wouldn't a pro snap cutter be alot cheaper than an overhead wet saw.

I've laid 1000's of meters of porcelain and have never needed to wet cut it.

When it comes to corner cuts I use an angle grinder with a continuous rim diamond wheel.
 
I'm fibbing about "NEVER" wet cut, I have but only on exposed edge work or difficult inlays.
 
Hi Spiders,
Ive got the same wet cutter as you, and its a fantastic machine. Hevier duty than the other plasplugs machines.
Do your self a favour and invest in a quality diamond wheel for your DW180.
I bought a marchrist blade, bit expensive yes, but worth the money, honestly.
The DW180 coupled with a top quality wheel should cut through porc no probs.:thumbsup:
 
Most proffesional grade manual tile cutters handle porcelain in a snap, so to speak. If I were to wet cut every porcelain tile I came across, I wouldn't get much done at all.

And no, it's not normal for a wet cutter/saw to take ten minutes to make 30cm cuts in 10mm tile. You've either selected a blade not meant for porcelain, or it's a damn weak saw.
 
Hi Spiders and welcome,

If you are only going to be doing "personal" tiling, why not hire a decent dry cutter, that would surely be a cheaper option?
 
i use sigma dry cutter great job,also hav marchrist blade on 60pound wet cutter and never had any problems
 

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