Mitred edges - 12mm travertine

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I had a job recently with 14m marble m8 told me about a rexon cutter has all the mitre angles set in it bought one from screwfix about £80 done a brillant job great wet cutter added cost into job
 
Hi there Leatherface - Just spent a small fortune on marble tiles (15mm thick) and intend to tile into recesses but have been wracking my brains about how to do this, seeing as you can't get round-overs made of stone. And we must agree, plastic would look naff.

So, thanks for your suggestion you posted on the tilersforum. I have a question though:
the variable speed grinder, is it an angle grinder or a die grinder? The air grinders I've found online all seem to have small probe-like ends and not a disc, as on an angel grinder.
You talk of changing sanding discs, so perhaps you use an angle grinder.
Have you used a die grinder? Would they give a better finish than an orbital disc?
If you're polishing in situ I would imagine a disc couldn't get into tight corners.
Loads of questions, I know. But if you could shed any light I would be ever so grateful.
 
Hi,

I am already at the stage where my tiler (who I wouldnt hire again) has my travertine tiles butted and now I need to come up with a solution to finish them nicely.

Given that the tiles haven't been pre-prepared....how do I go about polishing them to make the edge look better?
 
Hi,

I am already at the stage where my tiler (who I wouldnt hire again) has my travertine tiles butted and now I need to come up with a solution to finish them nicely.

Given that the tiles haven't been pre-prepared....how do I go about polishing them to make the edge look better?

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and TradeTiler.Ltd
 
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My personal thought is plastic with trav looks cheap and chrome with trav can look blingy
 
Thanks for posting a question i was needing to ask as well, i was all prepared for trim around my door frame,reading some of the replies here that idea is scrapped but as im a joiner i was thinking mitred would be better, but then would like to see some finished pics of mitred, butt and birds mouth to see which has the better finish.

birds mouth is also used in roofs, where rafters sit on top of the wall plate, useless info i know lol
 

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