Can someone please reccommend a good tile cutter

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jackster
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Joined: 12 Sep 2005
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject: Can someone please reccommend a good tile cutter

Hi everyone,

My old trusted plasplugs tile cutter has finally had it's final days!

Can someone please recommend a new tile cutter?

I believe you can get one like the plasplugs cutter that will also cut textured tiles, but I can't remember the name!

TIA

ultimatehandyman
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Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Darwen, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

Hi Jackster,

I believe the tile cutters made by Rubi are very good, apparently you can get different wheels for them that can cut textured tiles.

http://www.rubi.com/tienda/Main.cfm?Idioma=ING&Modo=CATA
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Stella
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject:

I haven't done any tiling for a long while but just out of curiosity is there one particular wheeled tile cutter that will cut every type of tile, such as marble, ceramic, porcelain or natual stone?

My gut feeling tells me that a wheeled cutter will not cut stone tiles, but just to be sure I thought I would ask!

Thanks

Mudster
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Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Posts: 182
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:17 am Post subject:

As you thought, you can't cut stone tiles with a wheel cutter.

You need a wet cutter, a water fed diamond cutter. And even then you really need different blades for different materials if you'll be using it with any regularity.
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Stella
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:

Mudster wrote:

Thanks Mudster.

stucul
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Joined: 14 Nov 2007
Posts: 7
Location: WINSFORD,CHESHIRE

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: VITREX WATER CUTTER

Hi there

plasplugs cutters are very cheap and will slow you down and more than likely not do a good job no matter how hard you try. Boxing

If they're what you like they do make both water and standard cutters,my standard cutters are Rubi TS40 and TS60,can cost a few bob but very efficient machines with 3yr warrenty. Wink

My water cutter is a vitrex, it cost £100, comes with a decent enough diamond wheel and is more than up to the job.All these cutters and more you can find at Topps Tiles and if you take 2 or 3 most recent receipts in you should get trade discount of at least 20% Shocked

Hope this helps. Thumbright

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