Wet, dry or grinder..........????

[Skinszo]

Hi everyone,

I've been let down by my tiler and I need to get this project finished and as there's not loads I'm about to do the tiling myself.

ive got a 10mm porcelain tile to look forward to.

I wanted to get a cutter that will do me well on this job but also something I can use on more in the future now. (Fed up of being let down)

i dont want want to spend fortunes but I know with anything you do get what you pay for.

I want to get something that deals with porcelain as this seems to be what most my customers have now.

so what's the best options, a wet cutter, will a dry cutter cut it ha or as my previous tiler used a diamond blade on his grinder which never gave great cuts.

thanks

 

[Qwerty]

A decent wet cutter will probably be your best bet. I can use all three on a porcelain job easily for different cuts. All depends on your budget and also what sort of cuts you will be performing (plunge cuts for sockets, envelope cuts for a wet room former, visible cuts around window reveals etc).
A decent blade is essential on any diamond wheel cutter & grinder. I suspect your tiler had a poor blade or clumsy cutting or both.

 

[peterwhayward]

A decent wet cutter will probably be your best bet. I can use all three on a porcelain job easily for different cuts. All depends on your budget and also what sort of cuts you will be performing (plunge cuts for sockets, envelope cuts for a wet room former, visible cuts around window reveals etc).
A decent blade is essential on any diamond wheel cutter & grinder. I suspect your tiler had a poor blade or clumsy cutting or both.

+1 with this advice, but whatever route you take..........buy a decent blade as the odds are that the one that comes with the machine will be cheap and nasty and will not give you a good result. Bearing this in mind your cheapest option would probably be a angle grinder (you've probably got one of those) and a good blade. (be prepared to pay £50 - £70 pounds for that). Hope this helps.

 

[Skinszo]

Hi, thanks for replies.

I've used my angle grinder before but it just seems to take time so wondered if they was a quicker option that still gives a good cut.
Maybe best I stick with what I know and get a decent blade for the AG

 

[peterwhayward]

A angle grinder with a decent blade would not take any longer than any other form of cutting. Personally I find the angle grinder more versatile than anything else. it can be used for straight cuts/plunge cuts for sockets etc circular square or anything else/curves for shower bases/circular holes of any size. Hopefully it would never happen but if ever I had the choice of just one tool to do a tiling job..............100% angle grinder.

 

[prceramics]

a grinder with a good blade, use a battan for perfectly straight cuts just dont try to go through it in one, nice shallow cuts

 

[Rookery]

I'd opt for a dry rail cutter every time for speed and neatness of cut. Any key cuts or plunge cuts I'd do with my table top but I daresay an angle grinder with the right blade would suffice.

 

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