Best electic tile saw for £50

[eyup]

Hi all,

Not sure if this is best in here or the tool section but here goes. I need an electric tile saw but only have a budget of about £50.

Its a diy project but we are tiling kitchen floor & walls, dining room , utility and bathroom. Total area in excess of 40 sqm I think (guessed) so think best to get a diamond bladed cutter to save time. It will probably not be used again after or atleast not for a long time. Nothing out of the ordinary, just porcelain or ceramic wall and floor tiles.

I think hiring is out of the option because the tiling will be done over many weekends. We dont seam to make fast progress!

Does anyone have an recommendations?

Cheers

 

[tpt]

you'd be better off with a good manual cutter as most of your cuts will be straights. leave the shaped ones until last then hire one for a day.

electric saws are much slower and actually less accurate if used for every cut - you'll be doing the job all year!

 

[eyup]

Thanks tpt. I hadnt even considered it may actually be slower. We have a reasonable manual cutter already but I not sure how durable it is. Certainly worth a test!

 

[tpt]

slower, wetter and because the tile can move, less accurate.

with the manual cutter, make sure you only scribe once and make sure the wheel doesnt have chips in it - other than that you should be fine. some porcelain can be hard work, but if you take your time its fine once you get the hang of it