Need a new wet cutter

[acaciaguy]

Looking around for a new cutter and would appreciate some recommendations. Is the dewalt 2400 still the best in class?

Any others that are better value for money? Any other considerations or experiences very much appreciated

 

[GoneGuy]

I've got a Rubi nd200 it does well I had one problem with it but all sorted now,
It's does come down to what blade you use and maintenance of your machine and blade

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Yes Dewalt 2400 for me.

 

[Tony73]

Dewalt 2400 for me

 

[acaciaguy]

Thank you for the replies. Fully agree a good blade is so important. With the 2400 it's been around for a while I think. Any news on a newer model coming out.

What sort of tiles are you guys curing with it. How does it deal with them?

 

[Chris Gibbs]

dewalt is a lovely bit of kit, my only beef...(and its not very often it happens) is that sometimes the motor support arm on the left limits the cut to about 300mm. ive noticed it happening a lot more with tiles getting bigger and bigger. apart from that tip top. just fitted the DNA blade to mine

 

[acaciaguy]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your reply. How do you get around that issue with the limiting of cuts by the support arm? What is the max cut that the dwalt can do? As you say tiles are getting bigger and bigger.

 

[Chris Gibbs]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your reply. How do you get around that issue with the limiting of cuts by the support arm? What is the max cut that the dwalt can do? As you say tiles are getting bigger and bigger.

If you're predominately working with nothing over 300 x 600 or 600 x 600 then its not a problem as you can get a 300mm cut without touching the arm. although if you were working with a 900 x 900 for instance then in theory you may need a 450mm cut, then it fouls on the arm. you can get over this by doing two cuts to get to your required size... but that's wasteful. I got over it by getting this as I was using 1200 x 600. hope this helps.
chris

 

[acaciaguy]

Thanks for that Chris. What's the next cutter up from the 2400 that would cope with bigger tiles? I'm thinking cutting diagonals on larger tiles.

Angle grinder?

Those guys with the dwalt what do you do for larger tiles?

 

[bsc ceramics]

Yes Dewalt 2400 for me.

John I'm shocked... I thought you were a rubi man like me

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Can't cut stone on a Rubi!
By that I mean I only use the Rubi dry rail type for Victorian and porcelain, never had a Rubi wet cutter since 1990.
Ever since I bought the Dewalt off Mr Howe I've never wanted anything else. I'am a simple soul with few desires .

 

[Unused Account 1]

That raimondi cutter nice but expensive

 

[acaciaguy]

Thanks for the replies. Looks like a dwalt for me then. What do you Cit with it on terms of tile type / thickness What other cutting tools do you guys use?

 

[Chris Gibbs]

Thanks for that Chris. What's the next cutter up from the 2400 that would cope with bigger tiles? I'm thinking cutting diagonals on larger tiles.

Angle grinder?

Those guys with the dwalt what do you do for larger tiles?

you can get a surprisingly good cut with an angle grinder... blade/disc permitting of course. a lot of tile fixers use them as their main cutting tool, ive done it but tend to scribe it first with my sigma. There's a lots of info on this site regarding blades/discs.
goods luck

 

[Chris Gibbs]

That raimondi cutter nice but expensive

got it for £600

 

[acaciaguy]

Can you get a guide for an angle grinder or do people cut free hand

 

[Albert]

Free hand for me

 

[Chris Gibbs]

Can you get a guide for an angle grinder or do people cut free hand

yeah free hand. you'll be surprised, the blade kind of keeps it straight. like I said previously, you could score it with your manual tile cutter first and them follow the line.

 

[acaciaguy]

Many thanks to you all for your input.