Manual Tile Saw

[jaydebruyne]

Any recommendations on a manual saw?

I just bought a Topps Tiles budget saw and the blade bent. Is this normal?

Maybe I was putting too much pressure on the blade? It's quite flimsy though, and any less pressure wouldn't have cut the tile.

Also, just used my Rubi 40 N Plus tile cutter for the first time (test on a single tile) and it takes quite a bit of pressure to snap the tile after scoring. Is this normal?

Cheers

 

[mz30]

What are you trying to cut?

 

[jaydebruyne]

A ceramic wall tile about 5-6mm

 

[White Room]

They must be tough ceramic tiles....

 

[Stef]

Sigma!!!!!

 

[jaydebruyne]

Are sigma tiles quite tough then?

 

[White Room]

Sigma are tile cutters...

 

[jaydebruyne]

Oh, haha.. How stupid do I feel!!! Do you have any recommendations for a manual saw?

 

[White Room]

Where abouts in London are you....

 

[jaydebruyne]

West London (Acton)

 

[White Room]

Are you sure these tiles are ceramic and not porcelain....

 

[jaydebruyne]

Hmmm, not 100% no.. It was about £1.70 for a tile about 100x300mm. I know this sounds stupid, but I was going to ask at Topps what it was but I felt really stupid so I just picked it up. It didn't say on the rack what type it was...

 

[Qwerty]

Does sound like it could be a gres or porcelain tile

 

[White Room]

Do you have a link from Topps what the tile is...

 

[jaydebruyne]

No, I went in store. Let me see if I can find the receipt ...

 

[jaydebruyne]

It's ceramic :/

http://m.**********.co.uk/tprod45454/section1421/Marfil-Grey.html

 

[Qwerty]

Says it's ceramic. As for your cutter.....cheap blades from new so replace with one same size from ATS diamond tools.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Says it's ceramic. As for your cutter.....cheap blades from new so replace with one same size from ATS diamond tools.

Ok. Thanks for the advice Plan Tec
Any recommendation on a decent saw?

 

[Andy Allen]

I've just bought a vitrex to replace my plas plug master tiler. Very good cutter for every day use on run of the mill tiles...

 

[jaydebruyne]

The ATS blades are too big for my cutter. My blade is about 5mm in diameter which is fixed to a rod which fits into the head of the cutter.

Is there anywhere I can get diamond tip blades like this? The cutter is a Rubi 40-N-Plus...

http://www.toolventure.co.uk/tile-c...oductlisting&gclid=CPve1Jij5b8CFUsOwwod27MARQ

 

[Stef]

When you say manual saw is it something like this you bought?

 

[jaydebruyne]

When you say manual saw is it something like this you bought?

That's exactly the one I bought

 

[Stef]

I had a feeling it was this one, buy yourself a cheap electric tile saw & try that.
If using this manual tile saw you have been pushing too hard, you have to let the blade do the work.
You will get a replacement out of Topps or ScrewFix will do one.
Your Rubi star should be cutting the tile you bought no problem, your either scribing the tile too heavy or not heavy enough.
Flick with the breaker to snap the tile don't use sustained pressure as it's not how you snap the tile.
Use off cuts to get used to the cutter.