New wet cutter

[kev richy]

AREET LADS AND LASSES! I AM LOOKING AT UPGRADING MY WET CUTTER FROM A PLASPLUGS TO A RUBI ND200.I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD CUTTER FOR ME ,THE ONLY DOWNSIDE OF IT I CAN SEE IS WATER RUNNING OF THE BED.DO YOU THINK IT IS A MAJOR DOWNSIDE TO THE CUTTER.DOES ANY ONE USE THIS CUTTER INDOORS? PS GREAT FORUM ,LEARNT LOADS ON HERE,OUR LASS SAYS IAM A TILE ANORAK!!!!!!!!

 

[RockCeramics]

I wouldn`t wet cut indoors as a norm in someones house but i place an old kids play pit on the floor then fit cutter inside to protect any surface and saves time on cleaning up .
Then pour wastage into container.
Remembering about not to pollutte the enviroment.

 

[kev richy]

THANKS FOR THE REPLY MATE.I HAVENT USED CUTTER INDOORS EITHER BUT LIKE YOUR IDEA! CHEERS

 

[doug boardley]

Kev, can you ditch the capital please mate:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Stan001]

thats why i love my plastplugs, cos i can use it indoors. I place it on an old black and decker workmate and she hardly splashes. I have a waterproof dustsheet underneath. Dont know about you guys but going in and out of a customers house is a pita too, especially up and down the stairs. So i recon its best to keep the wet cutter indoors if you can. I still dont know how these wet cutter guys get away with churning out leaky designs - i wouldnt buy one.

 

[kev richy]

Thanks for reply Stan. My plasplugs is the smaller model,contractor plus ,it only has a 115mm blade and struggles on thicker tiles.I see what you mean though ,rubi costs about 4 times more than plasplugs and doesnt contain the water!

 

[Stan001]

kev - i dont know what blade you are running but of its the original blade junk it or just use it for thin ceramics. Replace the blade with a good quality dedicated tile blade and your plasplugs becomes twice the cutter - a really great machine for the money. The diameter isnt really the issue (in fact its good for plunge cutting) its the edge of the cutting wheel - even many of the diamond blades are still not great for hard tile - i guess there's diamond and diamond. try it if you havent done it yet, you'll be surprised.

 

[kev richy]

I have replaced blade and it cuts good ,but when i struggled was with some thick slate and mitreing skirting tiles. the blade was only just visible through the tile.this made the job hard,so i thought a rubi would be good.thanks for reply stan.

 

[Stan001]

ah ok - need bigger blade - you are right

 

[doug boardley]

... or mitre back from face

 

[beanz]

I rarely use my Plasplugs indoors, as it still fires out quite a bit of water.

One option though would be to get a galvanised tray, or even a plastic tray for the bottom of dog cages (you can buy them from Welcome to Barjo — Barjo - Dog Guards, Cages and Accessories I can't find them on the website, but if you phone them they definitely sell them. The also make Galv trays to order but aren't cheap), drill a hole in one corner, and place on bath panel with a bucket underneath.

 

[DHTiling]

The rubi cutter you have been looking at is a very good cutter and a lot more power than any plasplugs cutter....that rubi has a 1.2hp motor and this power is better for cutting thicker stone tiles..

And again like most rubi tools available from Tradetiler..

Rubi ND 200

http://www.**************/acatalog/nd200web.jpg
Although Rubi make some smaller flat bed saws, they are not very powerful. This is the best bet for the professional

• 40 mm depth of cut
• Stainless steel bed
• 0 - 45 deg mitre (can cut both sides of wheel)
• Sliding guide from 0 to 500 mm from wheel
• Blade guard and stem simply pull out for plunge cutting (to remove sections of the centre of a tile i.e. for sockets)
• Comes with reasonable quality diamond wheel
• Motor: 880w.....110 v or 240 v
• Wheel size - 200mm diameter 25.4mm bore
• Weight 15 Kg

The diamond wheel that is supplied with this machine is suitable for general ceramics. If you are cutting porcelain, granite marble and travertine etc then the Marcrist CK850 diamond wheel is highly recommended - See our 200mm diamond wheels section.

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Video of ND-200 in action

 

[Stan001]

Is it just me that finds it unacceptable that in general we cant use wet cutters indoors? (don’t know about you guys but our weather is horizontal right now and its dark outside at 4), isn’t it funny we pay top dollar for some decent brand equipment as we are talking about putting our cutters in dog kennel trays (good idea by the way beanz) … I mean aren’t we just the most generous of trades? … do we buy new cars that drip all over our garage floors? Do we buy tellys that you still have to bang on the side to get a good picture? Do we buy washing machines that you have to put a towel under? Or fridges that you need to defrost each week? ….. humm – I don’t think so – but we buy tools from the best tiling tool OEM’s in the world (in the year 2009 – man landed on the moon years ago) and we put them in paddling pools and dog kennels ….. is it me?????

 

[kev richy]

Thanks for that reply beanz.the tray or something similar looks a good .really like the look of rubi cutter and that could be the answer too water problem

 

[DHTiling]

These are handy for wetcutters to stand in....available from wickes and B&Q...about £15..

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