It is New Tool Tuesday! - New Tools Other Tilers Have Bought Recently

[Waluigi]

Just did a side by side test with my Rubi TS. Yes the Rubi does cut this particular material better.
Not sure if this photo shows it. The biscuit is more even on the Rubi.

Rubi on the right.

Early days- one tile doesn’t make a cutter.

 

[Bill]

Just did a side by side test with my Rubi TS. Yes the Rubi does cut this particular material better.

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

 

[Waluigi]

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

Bang on. Montolit cuts soft ceramics in a very similar way to the Sigma.

Not a very accurate test of a cutters abilities especially when you consider why people started moving away from Rubi- Porcelain.

 

[Fitwidge]

Having used Rubi for 30 odd years - they are great on softer biscuits but not as good on hard porcs - the breaking mechanisms must be the difference as to why this is. Having said that - the Sigma wheels last much longer than the Rubi ones.

Both cutters have their place.

I’ve scored the same line on the sigma a few times and seems to be ok, not great still but better... gonna get a different tile to porcelain and see what its like then

 

[Waluigi]

Don’t forget to do that test of cutting a 40mm slither in half- that common thing that needs doing in the world of tiling

 

[Fitwidge]

Don’t forget to do that test of cutting a 40mm slither in half- that common thing that needs doing in the world of tiling

Managed to slice a 50mm haha!
After scribing about 10times
Anything below 50mm just snaps

 

[Fitwidge]

Saying that I’ve got a better cut on a Macallister £20 cutter -.- and it has a wobbly wheel

 

[Boggs]

Ooh, this is not looking too good!
Might cancel my order.

 

[Blunt Tool]

You need to set the Sigma at both ends for the thickness of tile you are cutting plus around 5mm

 

[Dumbo]

You need to set it correctly . Look in the brochure that came with it .