DIY'er cutter recommendation - TilersForums.com

[earlm]

Apologies if this is done to death already, but I've had a search and cant find anything...


I'm going to be tiling my bathroom & ensuite in the coming weeks and need a cutter.

Tiles will be something like 300x500x10mm ceramics.

I was thinking of the Rubi Star Max 51 which is £90 in screwfix.

Is this up to the job, or is there something better / cheaper that would be a better buy?

I want something that will work and do the job well, but dont want to spend more than I need to.

Thanks.

 

[Flintstone]

Hello, I’m sure that cutter will do the straight cuts, but it won’t help you with l shape cuts and other cut outs, you will need something elrctric for that

 

[Andy Allen]

A grinder with a decent blade..

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Dewalt grinder + blade

 

[Rookery]

The Rubi Star would do but for a few extra quid a Big Clinker is a much better cutter. Do the few key cuts with a cheap wet saw circa £40, or a suitable blade in a grinder.

 

[earlm]

Thanks for the replies.

I'll go for the big clinker then if it's worth the investment.

I've got an angle grinder, any recommendations for a cutting disc?

 

[Flintstone]

Visit ats Diamond tools website, either a continuous rim blade for ceramics or the turbo blade If you end up with porcelain

 

[Old Mod]

Visit ats Diamond tools website, either a continuous rim blade for ceramics or the turbo blade If you end up with porcelain

See now I’d of said a turbo X from ATS, but then I’ve not touched a ceramic tile in probably 5 yrs now.
Have you tried one on ceramics Andy?

 

[Flintstone]

Yes and they do cut them like lightening, but they can chip the glaze a bit more than a continuous rim blade, depends on the finish of the tile, and if you use water or not

 

[Old Mod]

Yes and they do cut them like lightening, but they can chip the glaze a bit more than a continuous rim blade, depends on the finish of the tile, and if you use water or not

Think that could be said of any blade Andy tbh.
How you use a blade is as important as your choice.
Any design of blade can give a perfect cut if you use it in a manner that befits the material.
And even tho I’m an advocate of a grinder, because that’s all I ever use these days, for a one off bathroom for a diy’er, I think I’d always suggest a cheap table top wet cutter.
And with ceramics, the stock blade, may well be sufficient.
And if it’s not, you’ll be able to pick up something for less than £15 that will.
Small price for achieveing the result you always imagined you could attain as a diy’er.
Cos they’re only tiles, right?