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[jon r]

Hi, i am trying to get into the tiling trade ( very early stages) have been doing some researching on tile cutters and have come up with two brands being Rubi and Sigma, i think i prefer the sigma from utube clips i've seen, dont know if i can make a decision just on this basis or not. But if this is good then i have seen a series 2 63cm which looks really nice, but then there is series 3, and then there is klick klock. So can anybody please tell me are these good brands for a beginer, and if they are, series 2 or 3 and how big. Sorry for the confusing question but any info from the pro's would be invalid. Many thanks, Jon

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome...Tile Cutter | sigma tile-cutter for porcelain gres

 

[Alan.P]

Hi Jon, welcome to tilersforums.com

Big debate ( always ) on these boards over cutters, have you any experience at all, what field are you going into, any jobs booked in, what stone / tile type, all these questions will count.

As a guide, all the better brands, as mentioned and a few, will do the job, personal choice will determine the what you decide on

 

[charlie1]

Hi Jon R, I have owned both rubi and sigma, sigma is better in some ways and rubi better in others but its all about how you get to know your tools and master there potential. To answer your question though, no, they are certainly not good brands for a beginer!! Dont spend anymore than 100 on your first dry cutter and 60 on your wet cutter, I would suggest eithere the genesis 600 of big clinker. For your wet cutter just get a cheap plasplugs. what you need to remember is the quality of your tiling will overwelmlingly be dictated by your experience, not your tools....tools only improove your work when you reach a certain standard and as you say, your a beginer! One thing i would spend your cash on though is a good laser level!

 

[kilty55]

hi jon ,try and find a local trade day in tile outlet near to you and see if rubi etc are going to be there you could maybe try a cutter?

 

[jon r]

I have worked as a labourer for a friend when i was unemployed in a nursing home tiling several bathrooms and then went on to do my parents and then my own, but apart from that very little experience. Thank you for the advice on not buying expensive brands first off, as i was very close to getting the sigma 3bk klick klock!! Can you recomed any sites to buy from? I have looked at laser sites, but admit that was'nt high on my list, can you recomend one?

 

[Gazzer]

I have worked as a labourer for a friend when i was unemployed in a nursing home tiling several bathrooms and then went on to do my parents and then my own, but apart from that very little experience. Thank you for the advice on not buying expensive brands first off, as i was very close to getting the sigma 3bk klick klock!! Can you recomed any sites to buy from? I have looked at laser sites, but admit that was'nt high on my list, can you recomend one?

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[peteablard]

If it is something you are serious about then personally I think you're better off buying the best tools you can afford. Buy cheap, buy twice!

 

[jon r]

Thanks peteablard for the advice, though i think that has thrown a spanner in the works, as previous messages say buy cheaper to start. I am very serious about starting up, but this whole which one to buy is turning out to be giving me a bit of a headache. Think the trouble is, there are so many out there, its knowing which one to choose....arrr

 

[Spud]

both brands of cutters are extremely good its like comparing a ferrari and an aston martin ,both wonderful cars so it comes down to which suits you better and what type of work you will be doing the most often to be honest on standard format ceramic wall tiling I still think the rubi TS cutter is hard to beat whereas on grade 5 large format porcelain I think that sigma slightly edge it but that doesn't mean that The rubi tx is not a great machine it is a superb cutter its only on tile sizes greater than 100cm where the difference is really noticeable and at the moment the sigma 3 ek and sigma 3 em do out perform the equivalent rubi tx 1200 and tx 1200n

 

[charlie1]

Don't worry about it Jon, if your good then it really won't be down to your cutter, it will be down to you. My old genesis was 100 quid, it never failed (i dont think) I only upgraded as I wanted New cutters! You will get the dewalt laser for about 150 quid mate.

 

[steve187]

Hi, buy the tools as and when the jobs come in, think about a tiling course, some sponsors on here, but think hard about changing careers as its a tough world out there at the moment, and some experienced tilers are thinking of giving up, in 40 years i haven't seen work so scarce. but all the best