Which Cutter?

[DAVID PRUSZAK]

Only charging 300 for the job..

 

[WetSaw]

You can't expect to recoup all of your capital expenditure on one job. Buying tools is an investment and having the right tools for the job not only makes it easier with a better finish but faster and therefore more profitable ( that's the theory anyway..)

 

[DAVID PRUSZAK]

So I only need one dry cutter at the mo.. mainly for ceramics. which one!? Then I'll call Dave...

Thanks all btw

 

[Rich Midge]

The old and fearfull lol

My name's Rich.......and I'm a Rubi user,..... it's been 20+ years and other than the odd flirtation I just can't help myself.

 

[Italy]

I do not understand, david, why not buy a RUBI?
you can always buy used, (RUBI used, are always available).
it is useless to spend time talking about sigma, David is in love with RUBI.

 

[Dumbo]

Wow! 250 quid though...

Trouble is you do a bit of tiling . £250 a tool you would use most days for many years is actually cheap

 

[merlecollins]

Dare I throw Mntolit into the equation.........

 

[Two-Trowels]

Dare I throw Mntolit into the equation.........

I'll see your Montolit and raise you a Battipav

 

[Terry the tiler]

Sigma>Rubi. Pay the money the cutter will last a lifetime if looked after.
And I went for the 1005mm 3p3m
Lots of people using tiles that are over 600 these days better to be covered.
Although the cutter is a beast need to have room to use it

 

[justinisaac]

I asked this question a few years back, almost caused a meltdown.
I finally lost patience with my Rubi TS60 Plus on a recent job, only cutting 500 x 250 porcelain tiles. Needed 32 tiles to tile a shower, with 16 of them being cut across the short edge. Looked like a straightforward job. Long story short, I had 8 spare tiles and all my spares were used up with the first 8 cuts at which point I had to switch to my wet cutter. The Rubi just will not break tiles cleanly along the score line.
So I did my research on this forum and finally plumped for a Sigma 3B4K Klick Klock. What a difference. The breaking system (which I honestly believe is the problem with the TS Plus series) is superb. I've been practicing on loads of spare left over tiles just to see what it can do and I even managed to snap a 12mm sliver off a 600mm porcelain tile just by taking my time with the breaker and moving it up the tile bit by bit. Incredible.
As yet almost every tile I have practiced on has snapped on the line. This machine is just excellent. Wish I had got one years ago...
I'll still keep the TS, it's great on ceramics with a fine wheel, but regarding the Sigma v Rubi debate, I think I'm firmly in the Sigma camp...
ps Thanks to all of you who give advice on this forum, it's been invaluable and much appreciated.