Sigma v Montolit

[Fred]

I've been a Rubi user for 9 years, but have found in recent months, even my TX 900 N is not cutting these extremely hard porcelian tiles.

So, I have decided to invest in a new cutter from another make!!!! Rather scarced to be honest! Why, because I'm on a dead line re work and will have to learn how to use the new cutter.

Montolit, looks good, can it do the job? Sigma, most tilers I talk to now use them. My problem, I'm used to a Rubi and seeing my off-centred lines with the scribe. I'm not accustomed to a single-rail cutter, not being able to see my pencil marks. I've spoken to several tilers who have told me its easy, BUT, being a Rubi man I can't see it!!!!!

Also, I'm only 48, but feeling my age, and don't want to carry these heavy Rubi cutters up flats in London any more, its killing me!!!!!

Alot of my clients, in very rich areas of Lodon and Surrey are buying these porcelian harden, like rock!!! tiles now, and I really would like some advice and thoughts.

A very warn out Fred, and I mean warn out! Plus some little git tried to break into my van, now I have to crawl though the front to open the rear door, very pee'd off!!!

 

[White Room]

Sigma out of the two for me..

 

[Gall.B]

Switched from Sigma to Tomecanic Supercoup via Montolit :lol:

Sigma is great no probs, but the Supercoup is the best ive used in 15years on porcs but lacks the build quality or features of Sigma.

 

[Gazzer]

Sigma or Monti ?? I would go with the Sigma. the Monti is good but i would say the Sigma better.
Having recently trying a TX 700 it has confirmed my next big purchase will be a Sigma to take 900mm tiles.

 

[DHTiling]

I went from tx700 to montolit... and then back again.. monty was crushing tiles...

Have not used a sigma , so cannot comment i'm afraid Si mate..

 

[Gall.B]

Would seriously consider the Supercoup m8.

Just had confirmation my 900mm will be here tommorow :hurray:

 

[Ian]

I'm gonna have to get a sigma (or borrow one) to see what all the fuss is about!

 

[paul flight]

tomecanic is the best cutter out there..

 

[Qwerty]

Thought about getting a big clinker for porcs??? Only problem is 610mm is max tile size. Bargain though

 

[doug boardley]

If I got shot of my rubi's, I'd go for sigma's.

 

[Mike]

the sigma is harder to get used to than the rubi but it is a great cutter once you've mastered it.

 

[hillhead]

I was in one of my suppliers shops tonight and they had a few sigmas on show.
The 3C is a 75cm cutter with all the gadgets and looks a cracker, I might change my 63cm 3B to it soon.
Very handy size for easy cutting of 600's etc but the 3B cuts the lot for me well.
I also fancy a sigma bridge cutter for marble slab cutting etc.

 

[Ian]

tomecanic is the best cutter out there..

Had a go with one and I agree, very good cutter.

 

[Ian]

Thought about getting a big clinker for porcs??? Only problem is 610mm is max tile size. Bargain though

I got one about 18 months ago when I was waiting to get a TX700, great cutters for the price but, I found it started to get a bit wobbly and cutting wonky after about 6 months, it's gathering dust in the garage now!

 

[Gall.B]

tomecanic is the best cutter out there..

Finaly another fan :hurray:

Wise man Paul :lol:

 

[nybor62]

im a sigma man , but to be honest i dont think there is any manual cutter out there that will handle some of the porc we come across these days
recently did a jones the bootmakers store large format porc sigma would,nt touch them , ended up wet cutting them all , wish i could remember make of them