Cutting tiles

[pasty-man]

I must confess that the piccy of Tommy Walsh on the box alone made me reach into my wallet But seriously though I used to have the older plasplugs model and that made a bloody mess with water. This new one (with the guard down atleast) recycles the water without dumping it in a line down your chest or legs. Cheap enough and mine has given me about 200 cuts of pure pleasure so far........

 

[AdamW]

I had a flash of inspiration a few weeks back. What I did in the end was to open out a couple of heavy-gauge black refuse bags (get an adult to help with the scissors ), place them on the concrete bathroom floor, and fill the water reservoir slightly less. I then donned a facemask (figured with less water there would be dust, was right too).

I found that the water was only actually shooting out at one particular angle, where the disc hit the water. So, the refuse sack floor caught the water, and when I was finished I just soaked it up with a cloth.

Now about that endorsement, when I saw Tommy Walsh cutting tiles on TV he used a manual cutter...

 

[simwallplumbtiler]

I have bee tiling for more years than i care to remember, i've bought 'em all.....and chucked 'em away! BUT.....i would recommend the "Tommy Walsh" tile cutter from Plasplug, I paid 30 quid for mine, do all my cutting outside come rain or shine, i do some heavy usage cutting! i've been through two cutters this year alone! (plus about 6 new wheels).

Highly recommended! when it dies chuck it away and buy a new one!!

 

[swelec]

Hi

Haven't posted for a while

Got the upstairs of my bungalow completed so moved my son and all his computer and AV equipment into his new bedroom so access to this computer is now a bit more limited

Anyway, I digress

I picked up this thread when desperately searching for help yesterday

I needed to tile my new ensuite and the local tool hire company let me down with a promise of a tile cutter

Following advice here, I went to the local Focus and got a Plasplug £30 tile cutter, complete with spare disc!!

Result 144 40mm * 250mm tiles fitted, not one breakage

Great result

 

[AdamW]

Either I'm a bit hamfisted with tiles, or the wheel cutter I bought was c**p... I like to think the latter!

How many of your 144 required cutting?

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

I remember hiring an "industrial" tile cutter for £25 for the day when doing kitchen floor. Took me 2 hours to fix it and get it running right (no water flow), then by luck or judgement (although I prefer excellent foresight and planning/design initiative ) I had to cut,,,,2 tiles.

 

[swelec]

I cut about 30 tiles

 

[pipme]

Can you not adjust the direction of cooling water to cutter ?
In engineering specifically surface grinding, tis enough to direct the water at the job, not on the wheel itself, just gets flung off there doesn't it ?
What about the odd simple thin rubber skirt perhaps glued in place ? Just a thought.
P

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

What about the odd simple thin rubber skirt perhaps glued in place ? Just a thought.
P

Rubber skirt ????
Glue ??????
Just what sort of forum do you think this is ?

 

[pipme]

What about the odd simple thin rubber skirt perhaps glued in place ? Just a thought.
P

Rubber skirt ????
Glue ??????
Just what sort of forum do you think this is ?

SHPWVAT AHGGRE !!

Try 'curtain' not 'skirt' --- (pelmet was best version of latter). A pliable 'curtain' placed in line with the cutter spray could contain spray locally .. do it all the time in engineering.

 

[AdamW]

SHPWVAT AHGGRE !!

Either this is a hint about the key to your signature, or just dropped a breezeblock on your foot.

 

[pipme]

Try the halfabet key !! Ouchh !!

Tis the language of the 'great white' who patrols the nether regions of Diynot !!