Electric Tile cutter - Which one?

Rich-Ando · Post by **Rich-Ando** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:04 am

i have had a cheapo plasplugs one for years now. it was about £50 when i originally bought it and i can't complain, it doesn't owe me anything. this morning i killed it.
now i need a new one i am after one i don't have to be on my knees to use all the time. i have looked at the hand held circular saw ones and tbh, i am not overly keen on them. i cannot see them being any more accurate than using a circular saw on wood.

has anybody any advice on which one would be a good investment. i really don't want to be spending £5-700 on one although having looked at them, they are well tempting

i would like one with a stand but if anybody else things differently please say.

having looked at a few so far i thought the Rexon one seemed fairly ok?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/23661/Pow ... utter-230V#

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:41 am

Have a word with powertoolz.co.uk

He might be able to get you one of those cheaper than screwfix

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:52 am

Is it worth getting one with a stand if it is for occasional use?

I just clamp mine to a old B&D workbench when using it - and when not using it, takes up less room

Just a thought

peter c · Post by **peter c** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:18 am

I have a cheapo one from SFX (500 watt). It's cut floor tiles, wall tiles and the occasional thin roof tile. Knackers the blade though! had it about 5 years now, been used by both my SIL's me and my brother. Come to think of it my bro has still got it.

Because so much water comes out I only ever use it outside.

Mrs C would crucify me if I used it indoors.

Horses for courses really

Peter C

Rich-Ando · Post by **Rich-Ando** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:48 am

thanks Chez, i'll give him a try.

Hoovie, i use it a lot m8 not occasionally. i know i am a sparky but i do more bathrooms & kitchens then sparky work nowadays. i usually gut them and start from bare brick and joists. always end up tiling the floors and walls.

peter, customers don't mind when the rest of the room is in a mess

Rich-Ando · Post by **Rich-Ando** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:54 am

ultimatehandyman wrote:Have a word with powertoolz.co.uk

He might be able to get you one of those cheaper than screwfix

that is unbelievable

i just checked one i was watching on ebay and: -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=015

it is him lool.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:01 am

Out of interest, the Rexon one has a sliding blade, and all the £25-£50 cutters have a fixed blade.

Is there any difference in the quality of the cut?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:22 am

Rich-Ando wrote:
ultimatehandyman wrote:Have a word with powertoolz.co.uk

He might be able to get you one of those cheaper than screwfix
that is unbelievable i just checked one i was watching on ebay and: -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=015

it is him lool.

That sure looks like him-

You can pm him- member4786.html

Rich-Ando · Post by **Rich-Ando** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:05 am

Hoovie, in my opinion only, i would have said that a sliding blade was safer than pushing the tile towards the blade (which all fixed one require)
having spend years doing the latter, you would be sirprised how may times you cut your fingers from pushing them over a fragment of tile. using a sliding blade should hopefully prevent that.

Chez, many thanks m8. i did pm him and guess what, within 10 seconds he was on here and pming me back with details.
i am going to have to do a post about it.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:35 pm

makes sense

Also, quite a few times had a tile divert when it hit a chip not cleaned away so the cut went off.

peter c · Post by **peter c** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:01 pm

Rich-ando I believe you about customers but in fairness you have never seen me use the tile cutter

I can see the point about the sliding cutter. Because I cut myself several times with shards from highly glazed tiles I started to wear gloves. Looks a bit poofy but who cares.

Peter C

Slugs · Post by **Slugs** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:34 pm

I bought mine from Topps Tiles - Been in the box for 6 months now - Never got around to doing the job unfortunately. Will give it a dust off this summer though!

EJJ150847 · Post by **EJJ150847** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:53 pm

Rich-Ando wrote:Hoovie, in my opinion only, i would have said that a sliding blade was safer than pushing the tile towards the blade (which all fixed one require)
having spend years doing the latter, you would be sirprised how may times you cut your fingers from pushing them over a fragment of tile. using a sliding blade should hopefully prevent that.

I wish I'd bought the sliding blade one, mine make a lot of mess or is it just me.
If I knew then what I know now, as the saying goes.

I tried clamping mine to my workmate but she moaned too much, next time I won't use a RCD protected socket she'll moan then, for a short while, bugger the electric bill

John

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:57 pm

Rich-Ando

If your going for a radial type saw, try and get one that has got a rise and plunge facility, which is handy for cutouts to the centre of tiles for sockets etc
Also something that will cut over 600mm wide
Iv'e had my old Italian one for about 10 years now so cant advise what to buy on the market now
Good luck anyway