Tile bullnoser and polisher

[DHTiling]

That's if you want double edge bullnose.. single edge nosing is mostly used.. and they are like this..

then you want wet or dry diamond polishing pads with a variable speed polisher...

 

[Concrete guy]

Full bull nose and Half bull nose are the correct terms.

Step treads usually used a full bull nose if there's an overhang, that way you don't get your foot/ankle caught on a sharp underside edge. Same for cappings and window sills.

Half bull nose would be used for skirting tiles or where stone finishes flat on a wall.

A pencil edge is basically a half bull nose that is a small radius - circa 3mm to 5mm.

 

[Tony73]

flex is the next thing i need to buy as my old one is almost gone :lol:

 

[Concrete guy]

A few of my customers also use the Makita polishers alongside their Flex machines. They seem to rate them well for the money.

 

[Tony73]

A few of my customers also use the Makita polishers alongside their Flex machines. They seem to rate them well for the money.

do you sell these? what prices?

 

[Tony73]

have METABO at the moment

 

[Concrete guy]

I don't sell the power tools, just the bits to go in them. The legislation and margin means it just isn't worth it unless I'm shifting thousands of units.

 

[jonnyc]

i have a dewalt water fed profiling router. can get from stone machinary uk.cost £ 545.00 plus vat.
great little machine and well worth money if you do a lot of bullnosing and easily portable to do work on site.
done loads of pool surrounds with this machine.
if occasional user ats diamond bits better value i think.
are you based near me ats?

 

[Concrete guy]

If you're regularly doing bull nosings for pool copings for example then one of those router machines is absolutely ideal.

Like you say, for everyone else that does the occasional set of steps or window sills then the self guiding router bits are ideal.

The drill bits have surprised me to be honest, we brought them in as a DIY product that were aimed at the domestic market as a low cost solution for people who wanted to drill half a dozen holes and were unlikely to use them again, people that are not about to spend £90 on a single drill bit. The volume of trade orders we're getting has caught us by surprise.

I'm near Godstone in Surrey.

 

[Cstiling]

Thanks for all your help on this guys, builder thinks just polished not bullnosed is the way to go, but go to site this week see the stone and customer! so I'll report back how I get on

 

[Concrete guy]

Good luck with it and post pictures when you're done.