Question on marking and cutting

[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:

 

[tfs]

steel rule is perfect for precision work I have one and use it occasionaly. Good for Vinyl tile as the metal hook tends to slip of end as the vinyl is so thin and also used it when making cabinets.

 

[doug boardley]

I've got a pair of engineers dividers that I snaffled out of the wifes tool box, great for marking slate etc on a wall that is running out of square.

 

[tfs]

dont mean to be patronsing but half the people that own a half decent tape measure wont know that it has markings on it for measuring out studwalls at centres of 400 and 600.

For those that didnt notice, look at your tape and you will c=see black or red dots every 16 or 19.2 inch (400mm or 600mm)

This saves alot of time if you need to knock up some frames as it helps mark out sole plates etc without needing to do any maths.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Thanks for all the advice on here, great stuff.

I just couldn't justify the price of a TX 700 at the moment so I opted for a big clinker, £79.

I heard good things and bad things about the full range of cutters from diy to Sigma but the Clinker seemed to stand out as the best buy, certainly for a mere pipe basher! :smilewinkgrin:

I new I probably had bad habits regarding marking out hence this thread, I've always used either Stanley or Rothenberger tape measures and slightly over compensated and its always given accurate cuts.

Looking foward to using my new cutter!!

 

[tfs]

Big clinker will see you ok for the majority of tasks mate. 60x60's are the only tiles I ever had problems with, even then I scored with big clinker and snapped the tile of my knee. lol

If ever you find yourself doing much 60x60 or hard poreclain then the tx would be a good investment.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

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

I know you were Deano, I just thought I'd take the opportunity to explain why I was doing my own tiling, but as I said I'm no pro.

I have to say though I did think of myself as one until I saw the pictures on this site, I rarely see work that good round here.

:waving:

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some threads in the tiling forum, don't worry if it isn't current discussion, just ignore the thread and it'll drop off the list quickly. If you do wish to reply to it, go ahead, that's fine too. Your input might be valuable and help a tiler out in the future.