Whats the best and worst gadgets you've ever brought for tiling???

[Olz]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best has to be the washboy

 

[Grace'sDad]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best - Karl Dahm washboy / gerber 3" pocket lock knife (use for everything)

Worst - Karl Dahm Silicon "tools"

 

[grumpygrouter]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best - Karl Dahm washboy / gerber 3" pocket lock knife (use for everything)

Worst - Karl Dahm Silicon "tools"

Do you use your finger Dad?

 

[Grace'sDad]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Do you use your finger Dad?

That's a bit personal don't you think?!!

Actually yes, I prefer a well lubricated finger.
I find the plastic "tools" can get messy and are sometimes a bit of a squeeze in tight spots.

 

[faithhealer]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

My vote goes to Richards 365 drills, Makes a job look the business

 

[garretridge]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

laser level was worst cant see the beem in daylight even with infared eye glasses dont do much tiling in the dark! lol best bit of kit is my washboy.:8:

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

best
makita impact driver

worst

fein machine high cost i just use an undercut saw

 

[davy_G]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best: Stanley pendulem laser

Worst: Cheep wetcutter with cheep blade i used when i started off, man was that slow to cut porcelain

 

[grumpygrouter]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best: Stanley pendulem laser

Worst: Cheep wetcutter with cheep blade i used when i started off, man was that slow to cut porcelain

You must have bought them for a dicky bird then Davy if they were cheep and not Cheap! lol!

Sorry mate, couldn't resist.

 

[DHTiling]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

best
makita impact driver

worst

fein machine high cost i just use an undercut saw

YES!! just got one of them...must say will never be without it now for screwing down ply etc.......just drives those screws in like no t/moz.....perfect depth every time..

 

[burncross]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best - Those little red wedges from tradetiler, don't know how i ever managed without them!
worst - Fein multimaster, only used it a couple of times and ready for new blades!

 

[cornish_crofter]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best

365 drills.
Cheap Bosch multi purpose drills B&Q are doing them for £6 odd ATM
Karl Dam Silicon set, in contrast to someone else here. I to have the problem with tight spots, so I cut an older set of profilers down to suit.
Rubi TS60 plus
Stanley 24 inch toolbox, like the ones that CTD are doing, but I got them free when I bought the larger wheelie toolboxes from Focus. My tiling tools all just about fit into one of them and the other carries my basic plumbing kit.
Cheap rotary laser level. Takes a bit of time setting it up but it does the job well.
My mosaic trowel bought from the tip with a load of other cheap tools for £1

Worst
Rubi batten holders. The design is poor, they rock all over the place and the batten falls to the floor. They should have put adjustable feet on the base to stop them wobbling. They are very expensive for what they are. Plus they are just not long enough for larger tiles.

 

[Leatherface]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best, hard to decide

Worst Grouting gun
tried it once
binned it !.

 

[penno]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best:
Rubi washboy from CTD (was on offer for about £32 ish)
365 drill bits, bloody things just somehow last forever

Worst:
Tile scibe from Netto, i know i know but it was about a pound so had to try it

 

[DHTiling]

Re: Whats the best and worst gadges you've ever brought for tiling???

Best - Those little red wedges from tradetiler, don't know how i ever managed without them!
worst - Fein multimaster, only used it a couple of times and ready for new blades!

Is it going cheap.:lol:....