Wet cutters, which one

[Jeff the tiler]

Hey all after seeing the thread re: Sigma V Rubi I thought we could look at wet cutters. Not talking about bridge saws but the general day to day wet saw you use on domestic work.

For me I have a vitrex 700w wet cutter for domestic work. Firstly it was not dear, so cheap to replace, I think i paid circa £80 for it. The blade with it is okay, not perfect but done well for the first couple of months. It's easily transportable can deal with most tiles and has 2 major benefits in that as long as you do not over fill the water chamber it does not cover you in water spray and the second it has a channel around it's edge so water on the table runs back into the water chamber.

I have not had a plasplugs, Briccolino, Rubi etc and it would be good to get your own thoughts.

Like most, I probably use a grinder more often than the wet cutter but it would be good to know especially with regards to water spray and dripping off the table itself what you guys recommend and why

 

[DHTiling]

I have a Rubi Diamante D200 stainless steel table saw... but it is poorly after dropping it lol .. so the Sigma 9P replaces it..


Or for the odd L-cut , then it is makita grinder..

 

[nybor62]

i like the norton clipper great little cutter imo

 

[White Room]

I have a Briccolino, Vitrex 560 and a Rubi ND200 for the bigger stuff with a DNA blade....

 

[Rookery]

For small work I use a Montolit table top jobby. Great all round cutter. In the few years I've had this, my mate has had all sorts of cheapo cutters which haven't lasted long so ultimately he's paid out more in the long run.

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Hey all, for me it's more about how much water is spread everywhere (okay the cutter has to perform well) Do you put them on a plastic tray i.e a dog basket to catch the spillage from the table.
What cutters are you finding produce the less water spray/spillage and how do you combat it, if doing domestics?

 

[charlie1]

Not used one of those small cutters for about 2 years. I use angle grinder every time or dewalt on larger jobs. I used to have the plasplugs contractor and before that the plasplugs master ( i think) both of them where decent, if you only submerged the blade by 3 or 4 mm then you would not get soaked.