Rubi ts 60 struggling with glazed porcelain!

[Skinbob]

I have a Rubi ts 60 tile cutter, which i generally get on really well with. But today was unable to cut 10mm glazed porcelain (450x450) tiles with it. It didnt matter if i used my 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 18mm cutting wheel. I had to resort to using the wet saw, which is a pain having to go outside everytime i need to do a cut!

I cant see how i could be doing anything wrong, so is it just that the ts60 is not up to cutting/breaking these tiles.

Anyone else had a similar prob?

 

[White Room]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Maybe time to upgrade your cutter, I found the ts good for ceramics but some of porcelain are getting tougher to snap.

 

[Skinbob]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Thanks,I thought that might be the case to be fair.

What would be your recommendation?

 

[White Room]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Mmmmmmmmm Sigma:hurray:

 

[judge]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Sigma all the way !!! Rubi ts spends most its time in the van these days..

 

[Peter]

It's just an inferior cutter.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

I have a Rubi ts 60 tile cutter, which i generally get on really well with. But today was unable to cut 10mm glazed porcelain (450x450) tiles with it. It didnt matter if i used my 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 18mm cutting wheel. I had to resort to using the wet saw, which is a pain having to go outside everytime i need to do a cut!

I cant see how i could be doing anything wrong, so is it just that the ts60 is not up to cutting/breaking these tiles.

Anyone else had a similar prob?

did you try tapping them on the back with a pin hammer after scribing

 

[Protilers]

Scribe the tiles..... move the scribe to the edge of the bed....stand on he tile and on the scribed half and snap with your feet.........simples

 

[steve187]

For a cheap cutter a 'big clinker' will do the job, for a rubi you need to upgrade to a tx range. i'm a ts man and i don't know why they still sell them in the larger sizes they just aint up to the job.

 

[cam_low]

the tile isnt a white or black from topps by any chance is it ?

 

[Skinbob]

Wish I had this advice about the rubi ts before I had invested in one!! Wet saw it is for this job! Will probably be looking at the sigma in the near future though.

Tile is a white 450 x 450 from topps yes. Is it a notoriously hard tile or something??

 

[Skinbob]

Yes they are a white 450 tile from topps. Are they notoriously hard to cut??

 

[Skinbob]

yes they are. cant remember the name but they are definately from topps, a white 450, well 440.
Are they a harder than normal porcelain? used my ts last week with a 10mm porcelain tile and was fine.

 

[TT Tiling]

move up to the tx far better cutter ,or one of thing things the other guys our on about lol

 

[Skinbob]

Anyone got a 2nd hand sigma or Rubi tx they want to send my way??? Lol

 

[Ian]

Anyone got a 2nd hand sigma or Rubi tx they want to send my way??? Lol

Have a look here Skinbob http://www.tilersforums.com/sale-wanted/61992-rubi-stuff-sale.html

 

[Bubblecraft]

Yeah they Peronda tiles from Topps are tough. The big clinker cuts through them no probs though

 

[Sigma UK]

Or if your interested in a Sigma then check our website out. Can't go wrong them pal.

 

[Skinbob]

Cheers Bri,

I did take a look but taking into account vat, plus a delivery, i might as well buy new tbh.

Thanks for the heads up though

 

[Time's Ran Out]

My Rubi's are over 20 years old (before ts/tx or ad/bc) and the breaking arm stopped breaking years ago. But they are all I use with a hammer on the back. Don't know why it's always the tools fault!

 

[AliGage]

I think the breaking mechanism on the TS range is out of date personally. You at least want a TR for the multi-point breaker. I've got a TX 700 for the heavy stuff and a TR 600 for my standard sizes.