Struggling to cut porcelain tiles with Sigma 3D2

[radim]

make sure your cutter is on flat surface.
some porcelain tiles are nightmare to cut...

 

[ruairi mac]

Would a new cutting wheel make any difference? Some tiles are a nightmare to cut to be fair, I find that sometimes even adjusting the height of the bar can make a big difference. If your able to cut ceramics ok, then maybe the porcs are a bit thicker? Try raising the bar up 5mm or so both sides.

 

[Chalker]

You have to be confident with full bodied porcelain.
make sure you score over the edge of the tile, then one constsant pressure score across the tile.

then a quick push down with the breaker (quite hard)
i like to put a bit of pressure with my hand on the opposing end of the tile to help.

even with that method, you still find tiles with so much tension in them, that the only way is to wet cut.

 

[Dash J]

Scribe it quite hard then hit either side of the scribe whilst it is still on the bed of the sigma
should snap no problem
the pull handle is by far the best sigma btw

 

[widler]

Some porcelain won't dry cut, no matter what cutter, some of the buggers are just to hard

 

[Dash J]

I have never not cut porcelain dry
Only ones I struggled with had a glass face

 

[Dave]

Just to add , make sure you set handle depth to suit tile depth , this makes full use of the breaker ... 5mm from rail to handle runner.. Then score nd put breaker foot about an inch in and sharp quick wack on the handle to shock the tile and if you have set the depth correctly , then no chance of crushing the tile no matter how hard you hit the handle.

a common mistake is not setting the cutter to suit tile thickness , a big advantage of the sigma over any other machine.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Don't have all that faff with a Rubi!
Just scribe and hit it with a hammer.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Don't have all that faff with a Rubi!
Just scribe and hit it with a hammer.

and if that does not work you can try driving over your rubi or smack it against a wall or use a flame thrower or just do the right thing and throw it off a cliff :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Stanman]

Just to add , make sure you set handle depth to suit tile depth , this makes full use of the breaker ... 5mm from rail to handle runner.. Then score nd put breaker foot about an inch in and sharp quick wack on the handle to shock the tile and if you have set the depth correctly , then no chance of crushing the tile no matter how hard you hit the handle.

a common mistake is not setting the cutter to suit tile thickness , a big advantage of the sigma over any other machine.

Now that is a good tip - I've chipped a few on the base of the cutter. I've managed to cut them with a deep double score. This only works on the large pieces - the small 20mm strips I need are proving unpredictable - I did manage one strip from 3 attempts!!!