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So this isn't really another which tile cutter thread exactly.
I'm currently rebuilding my en suite and main bathroom and I'm at the tiling stage. I'm tiling with 400 x 600 x 12mm travertine. and to try to save a bit of money on hiring a saw over many days (and so I can take my time with the tiling) I bought this:
Vitrex PRO 800 800W Tile Bench Saw 240V | NoLinksToThis
Oh woe is me.
So it didn't cut straight. But after talking to Vitrex directly they said I could adjust the back stop, which I did. Now when the blade's not running it's almost perfectly aligned with the edge of a straight edge but when I cut through a tile it ends up about 4-8mm off over 400mm which is worse than REMOVED poor. I think the blade / motor itself is mounted slightly off straight with respect to the runners. Needless to say it's going back as it is sooooo not fit for purpose.
I think I'm going to hire one from HSS for a weekend and see how far I get but I wanted an honest opinion on what I'm going to get from there quality wise.
Is there anywhere else I should try instead or is there another tile cutter I could look at that's going to cut straight and straight out of the box for £2-300?
Thanks for your extremely valued advice.
Russell.
I'm currently rebuilding my en suite and main bathroom and I'm at the tiling stage. I'm tiling with 400 x 600 x 12mm travertine. and to try to save a bit of money on hiring a saw over many days (and so I can take my time with the tiling) I bought this:
Vitrex PRO 800 800W Tile Bench Saw 240V | NoLinksToThis
Oh woe is me.
So it didn't cut straight. But after talking to Vitrex directly they said I could adjust the back stop, which I did. Now when the blade's not running it's almost perfectly aligned with the edge of a straight edge but when I cut through a tile it ends up about 4-8mm off over 400mm which is worse than REMOVED poor. I think the blade / motor itself is mounted slightly off straight with respect to the runners. Needless to say it's going back as it is sooooo not fit for purpose.
I think I'm going to hire one from HSS for a weekend and see how far I get but I wanted an honest opinion on what I'm going to get from there quality wise.
Is there anywhere else I should try instead or is there another tile cutter I could look at that's going to cut straight and straight out of the box for £2-300?
Thanks for your extremely valued advice.
Russell.
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