Trouble finding a diamond bladel with a 16mm bore hole?

[John the tile]

Hello,

Ive been to screwfix and they have wet cutter diamond wheels 180mm but only 22.5 and 25.4mm yet my vitrex wetter cutter is 16mm.

Ive been on the trade tiler website and he has the same.

any suggestions...........
thanks

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi mate if you reverse the harbour on the vitrex, you can use a 16mm or 22mm bore on your wheel.

Hope this helps.

 

[John the tile]

how do you reverse the harbour??? and also what is the harbour haha.:yikes:

thanks for your help

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

When you take off the wheel, the harbour is the hub the wheel fits on to, If you get a scraper and lever off the harbour, then turn it around, you have the choice of bore sizes, 16mm/22mm. The only reason I know this is through the forums.

Hope this makes sense

 

[Urbane Tiling]

Hi John can I ask if reversing the hub worked, we purchased one for use on a site and the blade has gone within 2 days, and are also struggling to get 16 mm bores

 

[gamma38]

Hi you can always get a reducing bush. Diamond Blades :: Tile Cutters, Saws & Diamond Blades :: Tools & Machines :: Tilers Merchants i bought some of these when i had a brutus with a 16mm dia. Cheap way around the problem plus your choices are a lot greater.

 

[kitchensofdesir]

I got my engineer friend to make me a new arbour for a 16mm bore. He charged me a lady gadiver...... SORTED GEEZER!!!!!