The Testing Thread - Testing Tiling Tools and Procedures

[Protilers]

Richard declined to participate Dan .

thats true Sir ramic.....but we purchased one for the benifit of the test.......it fell short of our ideal 30+ holes.......from memory it did 13.......and was laid to rest in the bin!

best wishes

Lee

 

[Dan]

Richard declined to participate Dan .

Oh okay. Fair enough.

What's the price of one bit though? Just to put it in perspective, as all the others were bought as one drill apart from that one.

 

[Protilers]

we all valued it at a fiver......so bottom of the range really.........but it did not come last by 8 holes!!!! and for the diy market with one bathroom to do....its going to do the job for £40.....not bad really!!!

best wishes

Lee

 

[Protilers]

Here is our next test!!!!!

[video=youtube;nGDp8LOL__g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGDp8LOL__g&feature=plcp[/video]

 

[DHTiling]

Many thanks Lads.. really enjoyed that... give me the ebay hole cutter any day... superb amount of holes from the 3 top ones... again thanks for taking time and beer to do this video ..

 

[Gazzer]

32mm core £43.19 for pack of 2 with a guide plate.

 

[Protilers]

For me it turns out that heavy investment in tile drilling is worth it.....mainly to save time shopping and traveling......but at £5.....for 30 plus holes....
if I just started out tiling......this is a dream.......well done ATS

 

[Peter]

Will watch the video soon with interest. Need a few more drills, but after reading the previous comments I have just bought a good handful of 7-8 ATS sizes for about £36 or so. Looking forward to seeing how they perform. My current Tile Rite cutters have lasted long beyond my expectations and still have a bit left in them.

Keep testing lads, it's really interesting to see how things perform in real life rather than what it says on a packet. The trowel/glass test will be one to watch, to see if a true "solid bed" can ever be completely achieved.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Great video guys. Nice to see how they all compare. I've the full Virtex kit from Topps. Had them about 2 years now & still going strong.

 

[Perry]

very good entertainment yes i came to the same result about the drills a while back been buying them on ebay for a while didn't want to post it because of sponsors lol

 

[Spud]

It was great fun doing the drill bit test big thanks to Ray for supplying the beer and the test lab and a big thanks to Lee who spent his time editing the video and contacting all the drill bit suppliers,Just want to add that if anyone on here wants to come and join us doing any of the tests they are more than welcome all the best Gary

 

[Protilers]

Gary.........Ray......and the rest of you.........

what do you think of this for a Logo? at the start of each video?

 

[peteablard]

Were you practising your best hand writing all weekend to write tht Lee:lol:

 

[Dan]

What's next then?

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Were you practising your best hand writing all weekend to write tht Lee:lol:

if you had been drilling for three and a half hours you would probaly end up writing like that:8: