The Testing Thread - Testing Tiling Tools and Procedures

[Aston]

just catching up again on the forum and i've manged to watch all the vids.

great work lads, keep it up!! theres obviously a lot of time and effort been put into making these videos so they are very much appreciated ;0)

all the best
ed

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

been asked to add these to the decoulper test

 

[Andy Allen]

excellent work by all 3 of you, enjoying watching the vids, and really appreciate the time, effort and money you have spent doing them...

 

[Aston]

been asked to add these to the decoulper test View attachment 46068

another 'window' of opportunity for the testing crew ;0)

 

[Qwerty]

Great work lads. Out of interest how much did the bed depth vary between the different trowels?

 

[Protilers]

just finished editing the spread test...........cant wait to upload.....but it is 26mins..........sorry.......

 

[Protilers]

Evening all.............I am back from work......and I am starting to upload the spread test to youtube!!!!......255mins on a 15mb connection!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was with Gary the tiler, Brian and the wonderboy (Luke)....(See him on Surprise, Surprise real soon!!!!!!......lovely lad!!!)......nice one lads!!!!! Great stuff!!!

 

[Bubblecraft]

Look forward to seeing it

 

[AmazingProducts]

Would anyone like to use and abuse any of our products as we know they go the distance, Hense why we would like your guys feedback as youz would know best right.

Amazing Products.

See our products in action on you tube.

Google search - the amazing tile and glass cutter youtube.
And its the first link

We really would like all your feedback
Many Thanks

 

[AmazingProducts]

I am trying to get our products out there, We make and stock a number of tungsten and diamond products. Im hoping by getting people on here to buy and use our products that they will then go on to give an honest opinion/review as we know that our products arent cheap imitaions, they are the real deal.

If you get the chance check us out on you tube and see our videos
How to use the amazing tile and glass cutter - YouTube

Many Thanks
Stephen

 

[Aston]

c,mon lee wheres this video!! i'm waiting here mate ;0)

 

[The D]

I am trying to get our products out there, We make and stock a number of tungsten and diamond products. Im hoping by getting people on here to buy and use our products that they will then go on to give an honest opinion/review as we know that our products arent cheap imitaions, they are the real deal.

If you get the chance check us out on you tube and see our videos
How to use the amazing tile and glass cutter - YouTube

Many Thanks
Stephen

Ok so what is new about that I have had them in my tool kit from back in 1985. I used them a lot untill I got my first rubi now they never see the light of day.

 

[Gazzer]

Would anyone like to use and abuse any of our products as we know they go the distance, Hense why we would like your guys feedback as youz would know best right.

Amazing Products.

See our products in action on you tube.

Google search - the amazing tile and glass cutter youtube.
And its the first link

We really would like all your feedback
Many Thanks

Are you offering to send some items in for testing by trusted professional tilers , If so we may be able to assist.

 

[Aston]

Ok so what is new about that I have had them in my tool kit from back in 1985. I used them a lot untill I got my first rubi now they never see the light of day.

ha ha, got a pair in the garage, rubi ten bric £6 from ctd

[video=youtube;fWmgtST0o0w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmgtST0o0w[/video]

 

[AmazingProducts]

Hi Dean,

I never said they were new, was only looking to increase awareness in our product which we have been making from the 1980s and they still sell as much as they did back then, Many thanks for replying.

Kind Regards
Stephen

 

[Two-Trowels]

Any plans to test lash clips?

 

[Protilers]

Any plans to test lash clips?

Yes there is two trowels.......we started off with just the raymondi system, .......and discovered a few small issues....so we have decided to get a few clips from other manufacturers....

But we have 600x600 glass and 300x600 glass to do the full test with!!!!!!!.......coming soon

 

[Gazzer]

Yes there is two trowels.......we started off with just the raymondi system, .......and discovered a few small issues....so we have decided to get a few clips from other manufacturers....

But we have 600x600 glass and 300x600 glass to do the full test with!!!!!!!.......coming soon

Thats gonna be interesting.

 

[Protilers]

Evening all.....are you ready for the next vid?
I won't explain the whole thing....its easier to watch the video!!!!
Hopefully the rest of the crew will be online shortly...and all will be revealed!!!!!!!

 

[DHTiling]

I am trying to get our products out there, We make and stock a number of tungsten and diamond products. Im hoping by getting people on here to buy and use our products that they will then go on to give an honest opinion/review as we know that our products arent cheap imitaions, they are the real deal.

If you get the chance check us out on you tube and see our videos
How to use the amazing tile and glass cutter - YouTube

Many Thanks
Stephen

Just another bunch of DIY products... IMHO.

 

[Protilers]

I have uploaded the spread test.....give me a minute and I will get it on here...........

all the best

Lee

 

[Protilers]

Right...here it is:

THE SPREAD TEST:

[video=youtube_share;dN-6TMlqNlY]http://youtu.be/dN-6TMlqNlY[/video]

All the best.....

The Testing Lab Crew!

 

[Turkish tiler]

lee, gary and ray (The Testing Lab Crew!) thanks for sharing all info

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

on this test we laid out bays measureing out 0.42 we the used 2 litres of adshesive a 20mm x 10mm half moon trowel then spread out the adshesive between the bays as far as it would go with good covarage then measured the distance covered

exsample
0.42 x 1.80 = 0.756 of covarage then diveded by 2 witch gave us a litre spread of 0.378 so if a bag of adshesive gives 15 litres x0.378 this will give 5.67covarage a bag

here are the results

tile master setaflex 20 kg 14 litres 0.42 x 1,70 = covarage per litre 0.357 x 14 =4.998m2 per bag

ardex 7g 20kg 14 litres 0.42 x 1.50 =covarage per litre 0.315 x 14 = 4.41 m2 per bag

ardex 77 20 kg 19 litres 0.42 x 1.50 = covarage per litre 0.315 x 19 = 5.985 m2 per bag

mapie kerquick 20 kg 17.5 litres 0.42 x 1.75 = covarage per litre o.3675 x 17.5 =5.696m2 per bag

mapie adesilk p9 20 kg 15.5 litres 0.42 x 1.60 =covarage per litre 0.336 x 15.5 = 5.208m2 per bag

tilemaster lightwieght 15kg 18 litres 0.42 x 1.93 = covarage per litre 0.4053 x 18 = 7.295m2 per bag

cercol 20 kg 16 litres 0.42 x 1.76 covarage per litre 0.3696 x 19 = 5.913 m2 per bag

weber rapid spf low dust 20 kg 14.20 litres 0.42 x 1.76 covarage per litre 0.3696 x 14,20 = 5.248 m2 per bag

bal green screed 15kg 17 litres .042 x 1.8o covarage per litre 0.378 x 17 = 6.426m2 per bag

bal fast flex 12.5 kg 18 litres 0.42x 1,83 covarage per litre 0.3822 x 18 = 6.879m2 per bag

to make this easy to under stand if the avarage tiler fixes 50 m2 a week 50 x 52 = 2600m2 per year this is how many bags of each you need

tile master setaflex 520 bags
ardex 7g 589 bags
ardex 77 434 bags
mapie adesilk 499 bags
mapie kerquick 456 bags
tile master lightwieght 356 bags
cercol 439 bags
weber rapid spf 495 bags
bal green sceed 404 bags
bal fast flex 378 bags

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

heres a few pics