Sigma 12E XL 245cm cutter, first impression & trial.

[J Sid]

like the white foam block. Think it should be painted sigma blue though😎

marc, how think should it be to get the best out of the cutter? Tile completely level ?

 

[One Day]

Nope. Don't like it.
Can't see the cut line. 🙁

 

[Old Mod]

Nope. Don't like it.
Can't see the cut line. 🙁

Do you mean to line it up Mark?

 

[One Day]

Do you mean to line it up Mark?

Needs to have 12 rails and loads more plastic.
Like a Rubi 😛

 

[One Day]

Nah, just messing. I had an early play with one a while back and they are awesome.
Wonder how they'd manage with all the over-fired highly tensioned porcelain we find?

 

[Old Mod]

Needs to have 12 rails and loads more plastic.
Like a Rubi 😛

It's a thought! 😀

 

[Old Mod]

Nah, just messing. I had an early play with one a while back and they are awesome.
Wonder how they'd manage with all the over-fired highly tensioned porcelain we find?

Very good question mate, in a way I’d like to have the opportunity to test that out, but I’m not so sure I’d like it in reality, especially if it failed miserably.
Job would get suddenly very difficult. 🙂

 

[One Day]

It's the massively powerful and fast breaking action which i think might make a difference.
Might call Derek tomorrow and suggest a test. I have some absolute nightmareish 1200x800 semi-lappato porcelain at the moment and the old 3em just can't manage a clean break.

 

[One Day]

Great review and vids by the way Marc!

 

[Old Mod]

I often see that small cut being done on the sigma but it is always just cutting a tile in half.
what would be the smallest cut you could take of a full tile ?

like the white foam block.
marc, how think should it be to get the best out of the cutter? Tile completely level ?

So been giving your questions some thought Julian.
Can’t state these as facts, but more my conclusion really.
Yes I’d say the piece should be Level, at least when it’s being scribed anyway.
I would guess the most successfully achievable small cut would be half the width of the breaker foot, so that equal pressure from the foot is applied to both sides.
I’m sure we’ve all had cuts go awry when the work piece leans to heavily to one side and lifts the waste side up.
Anything less than half the width of the breaker, and I’d probably give myself a 50/50 chance of making it.

That’s just my applied logic Julian, if @antonio or @LEE MAC could shed more light on the subject I’d be very interested to know their answer.