Plumber upgrading from 30 yr old Rubi TS-40

[Jimny Cricket]

Evening all who read this,

I need to upgrade to a larger cutter, at least to cut 60cm porcelain, I'm tight for cash what do you recommend please?

ATB & MTIA

 

[Andy Allen]

Sigma....

 

[Jimny Cricket]

Sigma....

Rubi... hahaha

 

[Jimny Cricket]

Sorry Andi, couldn't resist it.. a sense of humour help the world go round !
Tell me more - which SIGMA cutter is best for me??
Cheers

 

[Jimny Cricket]

By the way I'm nearly the same age as you.... will be 52 in November.

 

[Dumbo]

Sigma 3c3m

 

[jimthetiler]

If you are not hung up on named brands felker which is an american brand do one for around £70 delivered.

 

[Jimny Cricket]

Thanks Jim,
Do you have a link you can send me, I'm struggling to find their website?
MTIA

 

[kevsalt]

second hand rubi tx 700 ...if youve used rubi a long time the sigma will be annoying

 

[Jimny Cricket]

Why is that kevsalt - soz I'm a bit thick?

 

[Italy]

second hand rubi tx 700 ...if youve used rubi a long time the sigma will be annoying

I always believed the opposite ...

 

[Dumbo]

second hand rubi tx 700 ...if youve used rubi a long time the sigma will be annoying

I had a rubi tx 700 for long time and sold it and bought a sigma 3c3m . What i found annoying is why didn't i do it sooner

 

[kevsalt]

no direct vision of the scoreline ...unless you buy the klick klok jobby ....but to be honest i just dont like em had 2 sold em ...most guys love em ...each too their own eh

 

[Albert]

Whatever works for you

 

[On one]

''Plumber'' and ''tight for cash'' in the same sentence.....got to be a wind up????
And for what it's worth... A Sigma is better build quality and will cut porcelain easier than a Rubi(Ex Rubi user)

 

[GoneGuy]

Have you got a local tile shop that stocks a few different brand cutters, where you can go and have a try of them to see which one you feel comfortable with?

 

[Waluigi]

Jimny- how do you work out where to cut your tiles?

If you measure your tiles then a Monty or sigma will definitely be a good option. If you only ever offer up the tile and mark it then a Rubi might be better.

Not an exact science, just my thoughts.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Maybe we should do some kind of poll, who offers and who measures?

I measure 90% of time and transfer it the the Sigma ruler.

 

[Old Mod]

Maybe we should do some kind of poll, who offers and who measures?

I measure 90% of time and transfer it the the Sigma ruler.

I’ve tried offering the tiles up, like I’d been taught all those moons ago, but I keep getting them wedged in the ceiling.

 

[Andy Allen]

I’ve tried offering the tiles up, like I’d been taught all those moons ago, but I keep getting them wedged in the ceiling.

I get that problem with my Metro's...

 

[Spare Tool]

Steel ruler to measure if it needs to be accurate, offer up if not so critical

 

[Waluigi]

I measure from wall to tile and deduct x amount for spacer and expansion gap.

I still offer up quite often too.

 

[Jimny Cricket]

Jimny- how do you work out where to cut your tiles?

If you measure your tiles then a Monty or sigma will definitely be a good option. If you only ever offer up the tile and mark it then a Rubi might be better.

Not an exact science, just my thoughts.

I measure 90% of the time as bathfix bob does

 

[Cranbrook]

I measure from wall to tile and deduct x amount for spacer and expansion gap.

I still offer up quite often too.

My way also

 

[Jimny Cricket]

''Plumber'' and ''tight for cash'' in the same sentence.....got to be a wind up????

It's all the tiling I do - it dilutes the profit

Well now.,....

Sigma 3c3m

Got one of these... what an excellent bit of kit. Just completed a job of Colorker porce 600 x 300 10mm and cuts them like biscuits - chocolate covered digestives!!

 

[Jimny Cricket]

I’ve tried offering the tiles up, like I’d been taught all those moons ago, but I keep getting them wedged in the ceiling.

Haha.. what do you do then? Hit them hard??

 

[Old Mod]

Haha.. what do you do then? Hit them hard??

No, I meant they’re generally too big for the room so they get stuck between ceiling and floor.
The average sized tile I fit these days is 2.4m x 1.2m.

 

[Jimny Cricket]

That's big - 600 x 300 is big for me..