Is a profile guage a useful tool??

[Mark B]

I use a flexi-curve as well. Id kept it from my cartography days. I've seen others using a reel of plumbers solder. Although it's not as easy to get the kink's out

Mark

 

[bal]

Not seen that flexi curve before , think i will invest owt to speed a job up suites me, thanks Oli

 

[redlee]

I mostly use the stop from my rubi to transfer the shape straight onto a tile or if its in a tight space i use a cardboard template/scissors.

 

[Prem Tiler]

I was taught to use the stop bar from a rubi cutter, you slide it around the item you wish to cut around whether it be a pedestal, toilet, or poll dancing poll making small dots which you late join together to make the desired curve. This method leaves me with perfect cuts every time.

the most important part of this method is to line the tile up perfect at the start remembering to leave grout lines where necessary etc etc. its a bit to complicated to explain but when shown and talked through it couldn't be easyer!!

I've used profile gauge and found personally it's to easy to make a mistake with one.

 

[Olz]

I was taught to use the stop bar from a rubi cutter, you slide it around the item you wish to cut around whether it be a pedestal, toilet, or poll dancing poll making small dots which you late join together to make the desired curve. This method leaves me with perfect cuts every time.

the most important part of this method is to line the tile up perfect at the start remembering to leave grout lines where necessary etc etc. its a bit to complicated to explain but when shown and talked through it couldn't be easyer!!

I've used profile gauge and found personally it's to easy to make a mistake with one.

I'd say the most important part of this method is to have a rubi cutter stop bar......:lol::lol:

 

[Prem Tiler]

I'd say the most important part of this method is to have a rubi cutter stop bar......:lol::lol:

Sorry , It can be done with most straight edged items of the same size.

 

[quackfly]

do you lay a second tile over the closest full tile to the bog?

 

[faithhealer]

Flexicurve looks like my next buy!

 

[theyomper]

My prefered method is a paper or card template.
Cut card to size of tile. Use scissors to cut a fan shape into the card but still leaving it intact. Place card against pedestal so that the cut sections are against the pedestal lining up the straight edge with the adjacent tile. Press the cut card into the base of the pedestal making additional cuts if required. Use a sharp pencil and trace the outline, cut the shape out and transfer to your tile and grind out. Offer the tile back and make any further adjustments. I tend to cut out the shape at an angle to compensate for the angle of the pedestal so that when you grout up it gives you a better grout line.

 

[stevee]

heres the one i did at the training centre with a strip of solder, tiles r just laying ,not stuck down,

i was pleased with it bearing in mind it awaits mastic,steve