Rubi AND Sigma

[Aston]

right
having used both now, i realise why some people like both. they both have pros and cons but it was my wifes comment that stuck with me the other day when shes said, ''oh no, not another bloody tile cutter!!! nah it was'nt that, well it was :smilewinkgrin: but there was something else she said that made sense,

gayles quote...''why cant you use both???? the cutters should be working for you, not you working for the tile cutter, thats the reps job ;0)

so, there you go, i am independant, a free spirit LOL ;0) i am gonna use both. the job will be determine the tile cutter. if its ceramics then the ts40, if its small hard floor tiles. mosiacs etc, then it will be the sigma 6, for porcelain up to 600 ish. then the more natural cutter for me will be the tx700, for the big stuff, i'll put my faith in the sigma 3em....

it will be horses for courses from now on. what ever suits ME is what i'll use.(unless its free or there a kick back :whistling:
i am not either sigma, rubi, montolit or whatever. the only bias i have now, is my family and friends and liverpool fc

now i'm off to buy a new breaker for my ts40 just kiddin!!! ;0)

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Good man Ed, maybe we could call a truce between Rubi and Sigma users. Then again Nah, no fun then.:lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

wont be long Phil........the dark side is calling...:lol:

 

[Sigma UK]

I have to agree with you Ed. There is no problem in using a mixture of tools that will at the ned of the day help you when completing projects. To simply dismiss one product over another without fully testing or giving it the time of day is simply not right. Only by testing new products in the field can you see what works and what doesn't. There should be no shame in using a mixture of tools to get the job done correctly.

 

[Aston]

following on from this thread..
I did a little experiment the other day. had my 2 sons and the wife lol cutting tiles in the garage using the ts40 and the sigma 6. ALL 3 said the ts40 was the easiest cutter to use.

when i told them that the ts wasnt a versatile as the sigma they said oh, well why would you buy the rubi then. i said, ask yourself why. they said because its easier to use????

i then said so, ''what would you buy??, they all said the rubi, then they said, no hang on, i think id buy the sigma because it seemed daft to buy a cutter that couldnt do what the other one could.

so there you have it. rubi users use rubi because they are easy to use. The big problem is getting rubi users over the intitial few weeks of the awkwardess of change of technique. they dont feel right, it goes against what feels part of their trade skill..but if you can get them over the 1st few weeks, then its blindingly obvious that they are the better all round cutter, thats why a rubi user will switch to rubi BUT a sigma user doesnt switch to rubi!!

so sigma, get all the colleges, short courses, and site apprentices using sigmas before they touch a rubi and you will find there will be no going back!!

ps the sigma 3c won the battle over the tx700. 3-1 to sigma and the trophy goes to italy!!
i'm keeping my ts40 for sentimental reasons ;0)

 

[Sigma UK]

Nice post Ed. I think you hit the nail on the head there. We are already in a few colleges up north and training centre. Im looking at a few places down here in the South East but you know they all have really tight budgets but that don't matter. we try to help out everyone we can.

 

[Aston]

Derek,
ive said it before and i dont mind saying it again. you are a credit to sigma. you are honest and open minded and everybody will appreciate that!! You just keep doing what you doing because its working well from what i can see.

 

[DHTiling]

I'm with Ed, my TS40 will never go anywhere, deffo sentimental value, i have had mine since 94 and i had a clinker before that.. so when i left the tile company end of 96 to start on my own i had the TS40 and a TS60.. both good cutters back then but as tile bodies change then so do cutters need to..

So to the Sigma.. have only used it on 2 jobs so far and not let down on one single cut.. and i mean that without bull$hitting.. not one cut faulted.. from 60x30 grade 5 texuted porcs to cheapo white 330x200 ..

But lots of jobs to blast it on yet

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I'm with Ed, my TS40 will never go anywhere, deffo sentimental value, i have had mine since 94 and i had a clinker before that.. so when i left the tile company end of 96 to start on my own i had the TS40 and a TS60.. both good cutters back then but as tile bodies change then so do cutters need to..

So to the Sigma.. have only used it on 2 jobs so far and not let down on one single cut.. and i mean that without bull$hitting.. not one cut faulted.. from 60x30 grade 5 texuted porcs to cheapo white 330x200 ..

But lots of jobs to blast it on yet

Sorry to go off topic a bit, but Dave can I ask is the tile company the one that has a branch in Surrey?

 

[DHTiling]

No just a term for a tile company i worked for lol lol .. not their actual name..

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

No just a term for a tile company i worked for lol lol .. not their actual name..

Cheers Dave, I did some sub work for The tile company from Surry, I know they have a northern branch. Anyway I think you should turn away from the dark side:lol::lol::lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Cheers Dave, I did some sub work for The tile company from Surry, I know they have a northern branch. Anyway I think you should turn away from the dark side:lol::lol::lol:

Well if it keeps going the way it is, my TX will be gathering dust

 

[ishi69]

I've always been a rubi user but recently bought a montolit masterpiuma 93p2 which took a little getting used to but I persevered and to be honest much prefer it. From all the good feedback sigmas seem to be getting I will be replacing my ts60 plus with a sigma and have no doubt it will be a wise move.

 

[DHTiling]

Now i couldn't get used to the monty..

 

[mattle40]

Rubi have fallen way behind in terms of quality and innovation..
People buy on reputation and name alone (I know I did) the market is flooded with them and 80+% of tilers use them
But things are definatly changing now and everyone I speak to agrees that quality of the ts range has really suffered and that's rubis bread and butter
So who knows maybe in 10 years there will be a lot more sky blue than red cutters about
A lot like the football fans in manchester eh ;-)