Recommended cutter for 1200mm porcelain

[James De]

i need to cut 1200mm porcelain length ways.. my cutter reaches no where near that.. any recommendations?

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Its like a few years ago I was addicted to Gran Turismo 5 on playstaion and on some of the challenges you just couldn't get gold and everyone on the forums was saying its only when you get yourself a wheel and pedals you can control it better so I spent a few quid and kitted myself out, I even made a proper table I could clamp it to and I have to say what a complete and total waste of time! I just couldn't get the hang of it and could barely keep the car on the road never mind come first, I sold the lot on ebay and went back to my controller.

 

[Italy]

IMHO, shouldn't need to study how to use a cutter.. My hatred for Sigma grows. But I have to at least try until I can cut these off cuts I have

shouldn't need to study how to use a cutter?
It is in this sentence your mistake.

 

[Dumbo]

Have you tried the of cuts on a different cutter . Just thinking before you write it off .

 

[James De]

Have you tried the of cuts on a different cutter . Just thinking before you write it off .

Nope. I’ve left my other basic cutter at my job until I go back later in the week

 

[Old Mod]

Before you throw it out the window James, put it away and forget about it.
Bring it when you see me, and bring those tiles too, and we’ll see what we can do.

 

[James De]

shouldn't need to study how to use a cutter?
It is in this sentence your mistake.

Yes I think one needs to learn to use a tool.. but it shouldn’t be THAT difficult to use..

 

[James De]

Before you throw it out the window James, put it away and forget about it.
Bring it when you see me, and bring those tiles too, and we’ll see what we can do.

Cheers.. I really hope I can get to you Wednesday

 

[Old Mod]

The material you’re trying to cut could well be part of the problem.
Just because a smaller version of the tile cuts, that in no way means a larger piece will.
The only similarity will be the colour and possibly texture, other than that they are completely different tiles.

 

[Old Mod]

Have you tried scoring and snapping from the back?

 

[James De]

Have you tried scoring and snapping from the back?

I’ve tried snapping from the back but it does nothing

 

[James De]

The material you’re trying to cut could well be part of the problem.
Just because a smaller version of the tile cuts, that in no way means a larger piece will.
The only similarity will be the colour and possibly texture, other than that they are completely different tiles.

Understood. I ended up using a crappy £90 wetsaw on them in the end

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Understood. I ended up using a crappy £90 wetsaw on them in the end

Erbuear?

 

[James De]

Erbuear?

haha that one aint too bad as it goes.. but I threw away the guide and support extension so I had to buy, and I'm ashamed to admit this, but a Titan one *hangs head in shame* but I only wanted it for these tiles

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Well I have the Erbuaer and its okay, not great but not terrible.

 

[James De]

Well I have the Erbuaer and its okay, not great but not terrible.

its better than the Titan. better quality build. The Titan is like a happy shopper version

 

[LM]

Here is a vid of what I’m doing:

James that tile sounds quite textured. Try scoring it several times until you’re definitely through the glaze then gently weaken it with the breaker at the top end 15mm back from edge until you hear or see the surface begin to open but stop at that point and move back to the bar end with the handle and in a slow and gradual action apply force with the breaker and see if that works.

 

[James De]

James that tile sounds quite textured. Try scoring it several times until you’re definitely through the glaze then gently weaken it with the breaker at the top end 15mm back from edge until you hear or see the surface begin to open but stop at that point and move back to the bar end with the handle and in a slow and gradual action apply force with the breaker and see if that works.

I scored it about 4 times, but I'' give it another go either later or tomorrow (daddy duties at the mo haha), thanks for the suggestion

 

[James De]

And to top off my Sigma hatred, as I was getting the 'shark' (looks like a shark with the fins out) out my van, my 25kg tool rucksack fell out and straight onto my foot. I now have a damaged big toe

 

[LM]

What cutter do you normally use then?

 

[James De]

What cutter do you normally use then?

Well I’m only on job number 3, but I use this one.

 

[LM]

Make a point of meeting Marc. That Sigma you have is the best 1200 manual cutter there is. Marc will know if it’s the material at fault or your technique. You won’t hear any Rubi fans piping up at this point either

 

[Albert]

The tz will cut them

 

[LM]

The tz will cut them

I’m not rising to that bait Albert you should know better than to lay that claim

 

[Albert]

I’m not rising to that bait Albert you should know better than to lay that claim

Every tile i have used it for has cut without problems

 

[Waluigi]

TZ looks good.

Was an extra £300 and not enough people have it to give good feedback so I decided against it.

 

[Italy]

Make a point of meeting Marc. That Sigma you have is the best 1200 manual cutter there is. Marc will know if it’s the material at fault or your technique. You won’t hear any Rubi fans piping up at this point either

That Sigma you have is the best 1200 manual cutter there is..........
are you sure? I disagree.
I can? haha

 

[Bathfix Bob]

And to top off my Sigma hatred, as I was getting the 'shark' (looks like a shark with the fins out) out my van, my 25kg tool rucksack fell out and straight onto my foot. I now have a damaged big toe

Ouch!

I feel your pain, i dragged my Fein Multi out of the van with my powertool hessian sack but managed to break its fall with my foot and I actually stuck my foot out to catch it. God it hurt, right on a thin bone at the top.

 

[Albert]

We have 8 pages of q+a in this thread about this 1200
cutter, to be fair it is probably user error,[no disrespect to anyone]
sigma are good machines if used correctly I just happen to prefer
Rubi because they work for me

 

[LM]

That Sigma you have is the best 1200 manual cutter there is..........
are you sure? I disagree.
I can? haha

Well then what’s better in your opinion?

 

[Qwerty]

On tiles similar to yours @James De I score twice, then apply gentle breaking pressure at bar end to start fracture break and then move to far end to make second fracture break and its at this point it breaks. I never use sudden force to break the tile.
Just another thought @James De , you have removed the transit wedges/ packers from the spring loaded bed haven't you?