motorised or manual

[graham3]

Hi, I am just starting tiling and I wondered what you think is better for floor and wall tiling a motorised tile cutter or manual I would be gratefull for any advice, thanks in advance.:smiley2:

 

[Bubblecraft]

Both tbh. You'll need them both. All your shapes & checks will need cut with a wet & manual for all your straight cuts.

You can always use an angle grinder for your shaped cuts

 

[graham3]

Thanks Bubblecraft I have only used manual most of the time.

 

[AMtek]

If you could only get one then it would have to be a wet cutter (or angle grinder with tile blade). but yes both ideally

 

[graham3]

Is there any make of wet cutter you would reccomend I can,t afford a really expensive one but I do realise you get what you pay for.

 

[graham3]

Thanks AMtek I would try to get both probably get wet cutter first.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Everything can be done with a wet/angle grinder but you'd be there forever doing your straight cuts.

I use a Big clinker flat bed - Around £100 & a 350w geared wet cutter for £30 from Topps. Ill throw one of these in with the price of the job if ill be using it a lot for tiles like stone. Also have an angle grinder with diamond blade. Only use this if I have to do a socket or similar from the middle of a tile as I've not got a big fancy cutter with plunge facility.

 

[graham3]

Thank you Bubblecraft I could well afford those,

 

[Ian]

On any ceramic or porcelain jobs I only use a dry scribe cutter and a grinder with a montolit blade. Unless I'm doing stone, I never use a wet cutter, before I got my dewalt, I never used a wet cutter.

 

[Bubblecraft]

They wee cutters are great. For the price of it, just add an extra square metre price to cover the cost of the cutter. Once your finished with it, keep it of toss it. Just now I have 3 in the van. I don't even change the blade. For the price of 2 blades, u can get a new cutter with blade.

The clinker is great. Really clean cuts. Has a little blind spot on it but its easy to work around. Will do 600 tiles no bother, if you want to cut bigger than that, your going into a different league of cutter

 

[graham3]

Thanks brian.

 

[CJ]

My Rubi ND200 packed up, so, due to financial tight arse-ness, I went back to an angle grinder. That was about 3 years ago. I still like/prefer a grinder to a wet crotch. I do need to get a wet cutter one day though.

 

[graham3]

Mmmm I would,nt fancy working all day with a wet crotch either.

 

[graham3]

If you get another wet cutter would you get the same make again or try a different one

 

[graham3]

The only reason I am asking is because I have got to get one and I am just trying to find out what some of you guys who have been tiling for quite some time recommend.:smiley2: