VERY hard tiles

[lcjohno]

Currently tiling a bathroom with porcelain tiles made by a company called Peronda and my TS60 plus just can't cut these tiles, is there a different scoring wheel I can get which might help me? I've even borrowed my mates Montolit off him and that can't cut them without breaking the tiles. Anyone used these tiles before? Did you have to wet cut them? I think this job will take me longer than planned. Anyone know a cutter that will cut them? There 440x440 marble effect.

 

[kendo1]

Looks like a wet cut.

 

[nybor62]

i had some recently sigma would,nt touch them , ended up wet cutting the lot, not peronda but like bell metal

 

[Stewart]

TS range not best suited for porcelain due to the snapping mechanism......


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[DHTiling]

i had some recently sigma would,nt touch them , ended up wet cutting the lot, not peronda but like bell metal

Should have used. Rubi TX

 

[nybor62]

yeah lol

 

[lcjohno]

Looks like wet cut is my only real option, don't you just hate it when things like this happen, at least I'll get fitter going up and down stairs all day!

 

[steve187]

Ts are not good at hard tiles, have you contacted the supplier for advice?

 

[lcjohno]

Not contacted supplier, I know the TS isn't the best but the Montolit usually cuts anything, I've done loads of porcelain jobs with the TS no probs though, these really are rock hard, hardest porcelain I've ever used.

 

[kendo1]

Hope you don't have to drill them.

 

[advancetiling]

had similar problem a while back,rubi wouldnt touch em.I made deep score lines with grinder then snapped them on the breaker.Quicker than grinding/wet cutting all the way through

 

[Andy Allen]

i had some recently sigma would,nt touch them , ended up wet cutting the lot, not peronda but like bell metal

rob, should of kept that one to yourself, you know what the rubi lot are like...:lol:

 

[Stewart]

rob, should of kept that one to yourself, you know what the rubi lot are like...:lol:

As a Rubi user, one is far too dignified to get involved in such tittle-tattle.....0)


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[JLM Tiling]

I respect you for that Stewart, too many people these days have some appalling manners. Like me for instance, whats that nybor? Your amazing sigma not working?! Maybe you should have put your faith in a decent tool company!!

 

[Gall.B]

Tomecanic Supercoup has coped with everything ive chucked at it, far better for Porcs than the Monti.

Would be curious to try cutting one of these tiles now :lol:

 

[widler]

Not contacted supplier, I know the TS isn't the best but the Montolit usually cuts anything, I've done loads of porcelain jobs with the TS no probs though, these really are rock hard, hardest porcelain I've ever used.

i have a tx700n you could try,you are only down the motorway from me,but i would need back for the week after have a porca job to do myself,if i can trust you to bring it back,in good nick

 

[jay]

try a new wheel and just score the tile little pressure