THE TILE CUTTER (my opinion)

[Italy]

the tile cutter,
here everyone wants to know which brand is the best.
but are we sure that a brand is enough to solve everything?
as we all know, every day we come across different tiles,
a hard, soft, big, small, long etc.
if I think about it, it would need a different tile cutter every day.
but then a compromise is found and the least worst is chosen.
and with this what I mean ?, I want to say that in my opinion there is no tile cutter for everything, (same discourse of the blades), with only one tile cutter
sometimes you have to use for example the grinder to finish a cut.
I believe that all brands are valid, the segment is always evolving
to keep up with the tiles, the only difference could be the
easy and simple to use and that's it.
I conclude, saying that only the tiler and his style can decide which brand is best for him.
but every day you'll have a box of tiles to open and you'll never know
what it contains.

 

[Albert]

As I have always said all tile cutters are basically the same, it is
just the breaking system that is different. In my humble opinion it is
what works for you.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

That’s why I still have my 30 year old cutter. No in vogue brand, just a well built machine that does a job.

 

[Italy]

That’s why I still have my 30 year old cutter. No in vogue brand, just a well built machine that does a job.

honorary president, do not worry
a cutter of 30 years ago, does not cut a lot of tiles
of 2018.

 

[GoneGuy]

that’s spot on, once you get acccustomed to a brand it is the best tile cutter in your own opinion.

 

[Flintstone]

But John who is stuck in the 80s have you tried another brand recently ? Things move on and tools get better, have you still got nicad batteries in your drill?

 

[WetSaw]

But John who is stuck in the 80s have you tried another brand recently ? Things move on and tools get better, have you still got nicad batteries in your drill?

Where do the batteries go in TJ's drill?..

 

[Time's Ran Out]

But John who is stuck in the 80s have you tried another brand recently ? Things move on and tools get better, have you still got nicad batteries in your drill?

Drill what drill! Hammer and chisel is the way forward.
I bought a new 2nd hand electric cutter from @Dave 6 years ago and a new 2nd hand small cutter in a red box from @stone tiler 2years ago - both will see me into my box! Can carry both on the bus with my free pass!

 

[Albert]

Where do the

go in TJ's drill?.. View attachment 102619

Cant be doing with all these modern machines

 

[Andy Allen]

honorary president, do not worry
a cutter of 30 years ago, does not cut a lot of tiles
of 2018.

Mine will...
Because it's a Sigma....

 

[Italy]

Mine will...
Because it's a Sigma....

no andy, not even yours with a fixed bar.
and 5 kg of old adhesive above.

 

[Andy Allen]

Only 2 cutter's you need, anything else, use a grinder, or wet cut......sorted...

 

[Andy Allen]

And BTW.... it's 4kg of adhesive not 5....

 

[Kyle Knowles]

But John who is stuck in the 80s have you tried another brand recently ? Things move on and tools get better, have you still got nicad batteries in your drill?

Horse and cart to

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Horse and cart to

Carrots are cheaper the diesel lol

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Horse and cart to

Horse AND Cart?
Can only just about feed the donkey.

 

[Albert]

View attachment 102621

Only 2 cutter's you need, anything else, use a grinder, or wet cut......sorted...

Andy, has Arthur Negus seen them

 

[Blunt Tool]

Rubi was THE make years back when ceramic tiles were the norm, remember a new tiler turning up to work for Tofollo Jackson with a Sigma and all the apprentices including myself trying to get out of going with him as would have to use that stupid looking blue square thing that you had to pull and couldn’t see the marks!! I ended up being put with him and intentionally kept giving him cuts either short or too big until he sent me up the road! Other tradesman said to me not to worry about it as probably something wrong with him anyway going by his tools! Fast forward and tiles started getting bigger and harder the common being porcelain and for years I struggled to cut them with my Rubi ts, tr, tx until I was fed up of the old cutting off line and having to snip rest down or put aside for a littler cut and try again. Then stumbled across this forum and for ages was a lurker just reading, and from that I learnt that maybe the solution wasn’t the tiles and how they were made but the machine itself wasn’t up to the job. It was on this recommendation from fellow tilers like myself and others who are some of the best I’ve had the pleasure to view their work and use their knowledge to make my work everyday that little bit easier and determination to leave the best job I could. This is why I started using Sigma, not because it was blue or shiny or trendy but because my fellow tilers who like myself go out every work day and do the same job have recommended it as the best overall cutter to cope with the tiles made with the materials that we all face everyday. Rubi dropped the ball, they didn’t change design or method to cope with a changing market worldwide. They are now realising this and with the TZ beginning to produce a very capable machine. As for Montolit well I see it as a Sigma with a few extras, but with extras just means more things to break but seems to be the most popular machine on other forums so horses for courses I say. I choose Sigma as basic bulletproof and reliable to cope with more or less everything I see everyday and have had my newest one 3c3m for more than a year now and bought 2 spare cutting wheels which are still in their plastic.