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 ...