Tiling Tools Survey

[Ian]

Before I got a bit of cash behind me and invested in the mega money tools, I did everything with a Rubi TR60 and a grinder. With the right blade, a grinder is the best tool in my budget list. My list would be;

6/10mm trowels
600mm level
5m tape measure
mixing bucket
couple of buckets and sponges
chalk line
2/3/4mm spacers
cheap mixer (Aldi £40)
nippers
couple of grout floats
10 pencils for a quid from pound stretcher
grinder & blade
big clinker

I reckon with those few bits I could produce the same quality work, just not as quickly. I'd say that lot would be about £350ish.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Ed as you know I started tiling when Queen Victoria was on the throne. I used to load up my hand cart with my canvas tool bag, and trudge fifty miles to my place of work. But seriously I think I could manage with a pin hammer, tungsten tipped chisel, a pair of nippers and a hand scribe. But I am glad I have a van full of tools, even though I can never find what I need, anyone who has seen my van will understand.

 

[DHTiling]

phil.. you are a dinosaur and your skills will be cast in stone for all to see.

 

[judge]

you would get stressed with the 18 v ryobi DPF,as i had one but after a couple of cuts the battery would fade and it would take well over an hour to charge.Ive invested in a makita drill and impact driver (2 x 3.0 lithium batteries ) and the next toy......i meant tool im buying is the cordless grinder....Quality!!!:smilewinkgrin:

 

[judge]

ooooppppsss! that last post was for dpf on page 1 ..

 

[afright]

Old tiler I work with in my younger day's always preferred wooden levels found out why,if the level didn't fit he would cut it down he ended up with a bag full of level's all different sizes

 

[nybor62]

trowels 6 and 10 mm
hand scribe
tape
length of 1x2 for mixing
bucket and sponges
plenty of cardboard for spacers
nips
chalkline
pin hammer
push bike who needs a van

 

[afright]

trowels 6 and 10 mm
hand scribe
tape
length of 1x2 for mixing
bucket and sponges
plenty of cardboard for spacers
nips
chalkline
pin hammer
push bike who needs a van

If its a bike then it's got to be a Tradesman's bike

 

[nybor62]

If its a bike then it's got to a Tradesman's bike

old post office type bike with a basket on the front

 

[glasgow_tiler]

wall and floor serators
square egde trowl
plastic 1m rule
sponge
sigma machine, 300mm-600mm
bosch grinder 110v=240v
stabila level
snips
pencil- pen
2x sponge
radio
spacers
measuring tape
jnr hacksaw

 

[Ste-G]

Ed as you know I started tiling when Queen Victoria was on the throne. I used to load up my hand cart with my canvas tool bag, and trudge fifty miles to my place of work. But seriously I think I could manage with a pin hammer, tungsten tipped chisel, a pair of nippers and a hand scribe. But I am glad I have a van full of tools, even though I can never find what I need, anyone who has seen my van will understand.

I was wondering if anyone would mention the trusted tungsten tipped chisel. Before I saved up for my first sigma "cutting length 320mm" that was big enough for everything then. Tungsten chisel and pin hammer was normal, look how far we've come.

 

[Italy]

Early morning, get off the van with:
SOLA levels, from 60 100 cm and see what I have to die today