Profile gauges.

[wivers]

Just wonderd if anyone uses profile gauges and if not what technique's you all use for finding your cuts around toilets etc. We must all have our own little tricks.

 

[Leatherface]

Have a 600mm flexible ruler - does the trick. Great 4 shower bases as wel

 

[Varley]

I find the best method is using paper templates.

 

[UKTT Darren]

A4 size and A3 size paper, definately the best, throw the profile gauge in the bin

 

[Concept PHT]

Paper is the way forward. Don't get much joy with those bendy ruler things....

 

[Leatherface]

Well - I was only saying what works for me !!! There is always more than one way to get a result

 

[Traxman]

I have also heard of people using tin foil.

 

[Dan]

I've only ever duplicated the shape I need directly on to the tile by hand/eye and then take off a few mm less than what I need and then use the carpenters pencil/finger trick to copy the exact shape and then one final nipping session or wet cutter mission to finish it off. Setting outcomes in to play again here, i've never tried to leave myself a hard cut to cut and I think that saves loads of cutting time.

But I agree with Darren, those bloody profile guages can be a complete waste of time.

 

[CON5933]

Haven't used a profile guage for tiles but I did use one for boxing in above a wardrobe with plasterboard to a curved ceiling, worked a treat

 

[epoxy pete]

take the bloody toilet out and basin!!!! he he ....i usually do it by eye and tape measure same as dan!!!!!,my mate uses paper too....,i have old pieces of waste pipe and soil pipe to mark round for toilets and sinks..works well

 

[kapitan]

wivers get your profile gauge , tie a large brick round it, then row 5 miles out to sea and throw it with all your might into the great blue yonder!!!

 

[Concept PHT]

I have also heard of people using tin foil.

A bit expensive, but intriguing. How do you do that then?

 

[Concept PHT]

take the bloody toilet out and basin!!!! he he ....i usually do it by eye and tape measure same as dan!!!!!,my mate uses paper too....,i have old pieces of waste pipe and soil pipe to mark round for toilets and sinks..works well

Basin, pan & shower always come out. Won't do the job otherwise. Have tried the 'cutting round the sink' work in the early days, and it doesn't float my boat. And 9 times out of 10, the finish is crap & adds unecessary time to the job.

 

[lm tiles]

Decorators lining paper one roll lasts ages best by far for toilets if you have to leave in situe. get yourself some off cuts of old waste pipesand use them as templates.

 

[Paul Sh]

Every one reckons they are no good because once you have got your shape you don't have any indication of where to place the gauge on the tile (and rightly so) but this from Rubi may solve that problem.