Large format snapper. Recommendations please

[stone tiler]

Evening all,

Got a couple of jobs coming up using 950mm and 1050mm length tiles so decided to treat myself to a new cutter. Seen the Rubi TX1200N and looks good (already got a TX700 and I'm happy/used to that). Anyone got one of these mega Rubis? Any problems I should consider befoer hitting the buy button? I don't want to waste £600!

What do you guys use? What do you recommend?

 

[Gazzer]

Sigma

 

[DHTiling]

Sigma 3ek or 3em ... 1250mm cutters and awesome and a lot lighter than the Rubi..

 

[Peter]

Know a lad who had the TX1200 (Rubi diehard) but always borrowed a 3EK for the big stuff. Don't think it was up to the job although he would never admit it.

 

[DHTiling]

I love my 3EK... awesome machine..

 

[Peter]

They look like a big insect with all the arms folded out.

 

[DHTiling]

Here are the 2 machines against each other...


[video=youtube;mkrwzmRaHX8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkrwzmRaHX8[/video]


PHG wetrooms for fab prices on Sigma.

 

[Ian]

I've got the old model TX1200, it's been used on all sorts in the 4 years I've owned it. Great cutter, the odd dodgy cut but, since I started using a 22mm wheel in it, it hasn't missed a beat.

 

[Peter]

What happens when you need to cut less than 6 inches off Bri? :lol:

 

[Ian]

What happens when you need to cut less than 6 inches off Bri? :lol:

I have a quiet word with myself and tell myself my setting out is pants! The TX will take 20mm off a tile, and the best thing is, I can see where I'm cutting, no guess work necessary, lol!

 

[Diggy]

Sigma

Rubi


Diggy :hurray:

 

[Spud]

I have owned both cutters the tx1200n for 6 years and the sigma 3 em for 18 months ,I mainly do large format porcelain work so take a tip from me and buy yourself a sigma if the tiles are over a metre long, upto 900mm the rub tx cutters are super machines but the bigger Rubi tx are not as good as the equivalent sigmas imho

 

[stone tiler]

Thanks for your input everyone. I'll have a look at the Sigmas but feel I'm betraying my beloved Rubi

 

[DHTiling]

Thanks for your input everyone. I'll have a look at the Sigmas but feel I'm betraying my beloved Rubi

It isn't betrayal , it is moving to a better tiling life ... i did it.

 

[charlie1]

i can lift my 3em in and out the van... can you do that with the same rubi??