Question on marking and cutting

[Stewart]

if you want to save time get a tiler to do the tiling and you can spend more time fixing the leaks:lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Dan]

Thanks guys, I do have a cheap diy manual cutter but stopped using it, seemed a bit sloppy. It didn't break the tilies cleanly, I wouls score a few timesand the pull the lever down to break and it would just break the tile where I didn't want it.

I've been looking at proper manual cutters on Trade Tiler, Whats sort of money do I need to spend?

Any recommendations baring in mind I'm only a plumber/bathroom fitter eg/not everyday use. Having said that I do a lot of bathrooms and tiling and boy do I need to save time on the tiling.

You should only score once, not too much pressure, not too little though. And one clean snap.

The more you score the more lines there are for the snap to follow therefore it'll jump from one to another (not always visible to the eye) and will always leave you with a messy edge.

Very few tiles need scoring more than once, generally tougher tile like porcelain will need more pressure.

Though with ceramics you're only trying to score the glaze, the biscuit will always follow the score in the glaze.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

:lol::lol::lol:

I know what you're saying but I did use a tiler for a couple of bathrooms at the begining and he didn't do that good a job to be honest so its put me off a bit, lippage, poorly cut trim, messy grout etc. He was a nice lad but didn't really have his heart in it.

Add that to all the problems I've had with various sparkys with them been unreliable, expensive and shoddy (this comes from my customers not me). I've found a decent sparky now who's very good but still somewhat unreliable.
So I decided to do it all myself as I seem to have bad luck when it comes to getting other trades involved, I would consider myself a good diy tiler but obviously not a pro as I've never worked with slate, trav, marble etc.

I'm not really interested in taking big jobs off the pro's, just want to do that basic stuff in mid range bathrooms.

 

[Stewart]

I wasn't having a go at you Bob..... I just thought Deano's quote was quite funny. And having read your post's and looked at the pic's of your work, you talk more sense and do a better job than some of the so called "pro-tiler's" do.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

You're okay Stewart! It was Deano's thread I meant to hightlight!

 

[tfs]

This worrys me, I thought Rubi were a top quality make, could this have been your perticular cutter tfs?

Can anyone else clarify this? I'll be starting tiling on my current bathroom a week tomorrow and I really need a good manual cutter.
I don't want one that leaves a rough bit that needs trimming off, maybe I should just bite the bullet and get one of these Sigmas? If it saves me time then its worth the £200+.

Desicions desisions.....

Edit: Make that £200 - £300 + !!!!!

Unfortunatly not, I even witnessed this when I was at a Rubi demo day!

Rubi is still a great brand though mate, the tx700 is a beast. Another advantage for me is that you can score and snap with one lever unlike the ts range.

I would rate the big clinker being just as good at cutting as the ts60plus (probably wont last as long as a rubi though)

 

[The D]

You're okay Stewart! It was Deano's thread I meant to hightlight!

i was only having a pop for fun bob but if you get a good tiler it can save you time and money.

 

[Saltire69]

Thanks guys, I do have a cheap diy manual cutter but stopped using it, seemed a bit sloppy. It didn't break the tilies cleanly, I wouls score a few timesand the pull the lever down to break and it would just break the tile where I didn't want it.

You should only score the tile once Bob. The more you score it the more likely it will chip.

Sry only read 1st page. Dan beat me to it.

 

[Sean fsy]

I do find I have to keep buying tape measures though as the markings wear out. :incazzato:

I only use steel rules to measure tiles, be it 150mm/300mm/600mm/1000mm rules. No way is a tape measure accurate enough to a proffesional tiler, remember this amateur saying if the tile doesnt fit fill it up with grout and Sh*t.

 

[SandyFloor]

I only use steel rules to measure tiles, be it 150mm/300mm/600mm/1000mm rules. No way is a tape measure accurate enough to a proffesional tiler, remember this amateur saying if the tile doesnt fit fill it up with grout and Sh*t.

I use steel rules too. Accurate and easy to use.

 

[The D]

i must not be a professional tiler then as don't even have a steel rule.

 

[doug boardley]

This worrys me, I thought Rubi were a top quality make, could this have been your perticular cutter tfs?

Can anyone else clarify this? I'll be starting tiling on my current bathroom a week tomorrow and I really need a good manual cutter.
I don't want one that leaves a rough bit that needs trimming off, maybe I should just bite the bullet and get one of these Sigmas? If it saves me time then its worth the £200+.

Desicions desisions.....

Edit: Make that £200 - £300 + !!!!!

I had a ts60 and it did the same, I really would recommend a TX700 Bob, will literally save you hours on every job

 

[Stewart]

When needed, I use my 10 year old plastic foot rule and it's never let me down......,,,

 

[tfs]

Cheap tape measures are pants and not accurate. A good tape measure stanley etc is an adequate tool for the job. Cheapo tapes will not measure both inside and outside accuratley where as a decent £10 stanley tape measure will cater for this as the metal peice on the end has 1mm or 2mm play.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

When needed, I use my 10 year old plastic foot rule and it's never let me down......,,,

I have my brand new plastic 2m Wedi rule free from CTD does that mean I am not a pro.:yikes: