is the art of cutting with the grinder

[stephenoneill]

finished ;today with the fein; bosch machine you dont need to cut the tile around the architrave anymore ;and then the drill bits for any shape hole etc etc.dont get me wrong the finish is superb with these machines but im just getting nostalgic used to love the challenge of a difficult cut ;and another question what is the most difficult cut you have had to do on a job .

 

[the diving tile]

There was a time when I thought grinders were taking the cutting skill out of tiling, and I use to cut quarries with a tapping hammer and worked with a lad that mitered his tiles with a hammer and small cold chisel.

 

[charlie1]

This was a challenge, when done there was no noticeable distinction between each tile, had to be good though as there was no transition to hide the cut. I love using my angle grinder, other than my sigma it's my primary cutting tool

 

[gamma38]

This was a challenge, when done there was no noticeable distinction between each tile, had to be good though as there was no transition to hide the cut. I love using my angle grinder, other than my sigma it's my primary cutting tool

Nice looking job there charlie

 

[ian158]

There was a time when I thought grinders were taking the cutting skill out of tiling, and I use to cut quarries with a tapping hammer and worked with a lad that mitered his tiles with a hammer and small cold chisel.

christ..you cant be far off retiring age:lol:

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wow !

 

[Ceramico tiling]

Yeah grinders really get you out of trouble. Especially if you come across tiles that are too big for your cutters.

 

[Ian]

I'd be lost without my grinder, I use it for something or other, on every single job.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Still got my pin hammer, but can't find any Quarry tiles.

 

[Perry]

There was a time when I thought grinders were taking the cutting skill out of tiling, and I use to cut quarries with a tapping hammer and worked with a lad that mitered his tiles with a hammer and small cold chisel.

how we used to mitre seems like a long time ago now

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I know Art is an emotive subject but I couldn't compare the use of an angle grinder to shape a tile with a chain saw on a block of ice - Ice Sculpture that's art.

 

[DHTiling]

Still got my pin hammer, but can't find any Quarry tiles.

Still got mine in the shed as well...


When we were up at Albermarle barracks off the military road , we installed 1000.s lnr mtrs of quarry skirts.. scribe and pin hammer was the way around all those hangers and rooms... #soul destroying.

 

[andyb1]

25mm limestone today, angle grinder all the way.

 

[Kyle87]

Interested to know your technique using an angle grinder.
I suppose hazarding a guess I'd lay tile on piece of wood and use another tile or something suitable as a straight edge and run blade along that. Would you just cut the glaze then snap tile like with a manual cutter?

For give my ignorance, I'm here to learn

 

[widler]

Id cut it all the way

 

[charlie1]

Interested to know your technique using an angle grinder.
I suppose hazarding a guess I'd lay tile on piece of wood and use another tile or something suitable as a straight edge and run blade along that. Would you just cut the glaze then snap tile like with a manual cutter?

For give my ignorance, I'm here to learn

depends which cut you want to make, i.e: straight, curved, L. And what type of tile

for ceramic / Porc and straight cut then just manual cutter, same tile and L then dry score both lines, then diagonal cut to point of the L then back to your manual cut for snap. Same tile and curved cut then there are a few different methods depending on severity of curve, NEVER try to cut a curve in a tile with angle grinder if you feel your forcing or bending the blade, a series of light passes is what you need until all the way through however some curves need to sectioned in to smaller cuts by making a series of cuts at 90 degrees in to meet the line of your cut ( hope you follow) in any case, it's going to require a lot of practice, skill and a few scary moments to become good with the grinder... Just be carefully and wear safety gasses and don't remove guard. Very aggressive machines!!

 

[Kyle87]

Had the guard off my grinder to cut a cast iron bath in half. Didn't like it

 

[charlie1]

No, seeing the blade flex like a piece of plastic whilst spinning at 11000 rpm certainly gets the heart beat racing. Don't make a habit of it or say bye bye to one of the ends of your thumbs

if I could design a safe angle grinder it would be pointless as the guard would encompass the whole blade, you would only hear it spinning lol

 

[ian158]

how we used to mitre seems like a long time ago now

another one ready for the chair and slippers..

 

[DHTiling]

I don't have the guard on my makita grinder... ... fully bespoke machine and easy to get in from any angle when shaping stone... the guard inhibits this.. it is my choice..

 

[Ian]

I don't have the guard on mine either Dave, like you, I cut from all angles, underneath etc, the guard doesn't allow that. I wear ppe and if anything should happen it's my own fault.

 

[DHTiling]

I have PPE as well Bri .. not sure where it is though :lol:

 

[Ian]

Lol, I were eye protection all the time, when I'm not cutting I use them to keep my girly hair out of my face

 

[Kia tiling]

I don't have guards on any of my grinders and probably couldn't do half of what I do with one. Had. Bit of a wake up the other day though when the project manager borrowed one and had a serious accident. Got flown away by air ambulance etc..
thankfully he's ok and no permanent damage after recovery but shocked me when I think that I use them every day.

 

[prceramics]

even use my grinder for socket cuts now , cant be bothered to set up the wet saw wedge it in between my knees with both hands on the tile = full control

 

[mz30]

Still got my pin hammer, but can't find any Quarry tiles.

wish I couldn't find any, all I seem to be doing lately is quarries :mad2: