The Testing Thread - Testing Tiling Tools and Procedures

[Protilers]

we could ask the management to clean this thread up a bit and only feature the videos and thier titles (Ie DECOUPLER TEST!).........and create a new thread for each subsequent test and get the videos added here.......so all the test videos are in one place......

that way there is a new thread people can comment on....as well as an archive (of the tests!) and me and you (gary) and ray being silly......Sorry read informative!!!!

just yet another thought!!!!!!

nice one Gary!

all the best

Lee

 

[White Room]

The management

 

[Protilers]

The management

Thats them....nice one.......

off to find the vids on youtube to be nostalgic.......great!

Lee

 

[Protilers]

the Decouplers test will work like this:

what we are doing is this...in a
nut shell........

materials:

Ply
12mm...check
Decouplers...check
Adhesive... check....
Bal wonder
adhesive.....check....

we have cut 400mmx400mm squares of ply.....and
then cut them in half....so 2 pieces of 400x200........

we will abutt
them and then apply a suitable flexable adhesive ( or contact glue! still
undecided!!)......and bed in the decoupler....
then we will fix a 300x300
tile to the decoupler and wait 28 days for "full cure".........once set we will
put in 4 screws in the edges of each side of the boards on each test
piece.....
and the same in a work bench.......attach some wire and crank it
apart by lateral force of the workbench.....applying horseshooe packers as we
go......until there is a pop.......

and we have a
measurement.......

if it goes beyond 3mm (as per spec) then it has a
tilers lab pass............simples really......

its been given a lot of
thought by Ray.......and its genius.....IMO...

all the best

Lee
​

 

[Protilers]

[video=youtube_share;o68thoPjmfA]http://youtu.be/o68thoPjmfA[/video]

hahhahahhahahhaa....just for you Whitebeam!!!!...hehehehhehehhee

 

[DHTiling]

I like the thread as it is.. it will just get bigger and bigger.. 🙂

 

[Protilers]

I like the thread as it is.. it will just get bigger and bigger.. 🙂

I have to agree Dave......I like BIG!!!... that said.....I have seen elsewhere that it has beed re organised fantasticly.......there are the individual threads and videos...and a place for peeps to comment......

all the best from

Lee, Ray and Gary!..........AKA....The Testing Lab Crew!...hehehhehehehehehheheee

 

[DHTiling]

Fair enough, hope elsewhere works out for it then 🙂

 

[Protilers]

Fair enough, hope elsewhere works out for it then 🙂

hahahahahha.....Dave, I am really happy with what you have done!.........but like you I think this is going to grow!.....its my OCD.........sorry

 

[Dan]

It would make much more sense to stick the reviews as reviews in the reviews forum: Tiling Tool Reviews - Tiles | Floor Tiles | Wall Tiles | Tilers Forum

lol

If this thread gets 50 pages long you'll find all the stuff in the middle wont get read. Latest stuff will get read as current discussion, and the old stuff that comes first in the thread will get read by random browsers.

You'd get a lot more people reading them if they all had their own threads.

Just IMO.

 

[DHTiling]

I do agree with Dan's thinking for getting views etc, we can only do what the poster wants and if that isn't required then I'm ok to leave it as it is, we are only trying to help but we can organise it which ever way suits. Simples 🙂

 

[Dan]

Adhesive Test: http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-ad...ion/60617-tile-adhesive-testing-strength.html
Drill Test: http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-tool-reviews/62455-testing-wet-core-drills-tiles.html
Decoupler Test: http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-ad...ation/62456-testing-decoupling-membranes.html

Copied the threads/posts that are applicable.

 

[Protilers]

thanks Dan...good stuff.....

personally I cant belive the sacrafices being made by all....this weekend coming .......I have given up comp tickets to arsenal / chelsea....on saturday....and a trip to italy with Gary......to go to an exabition.....

so I COULD OF HAD..........Football for free with all the bells and whistles...or a trip to italy with a mate.... and an education....and what am I actually going to do?......wait for it!!!!


rip out a kitchen and floor in Bermondsea!!!!.............this is the life.......EH?

hehehehehhehehehehehehheheheh....sad but true!

 

[Protilers]

We are all getting ready to complete the next test....we will have it done by the end of the week.....we also have a few new ideas for you to mull over............
I cant wait........

all the best

Lee

 

[Bubblecraft]

Look forward to it!

 

[Protilers]

Hello all.......

Gary, Ray and myself spent all of yesterday in the lab....til' gone 1am............
all of us absolutly shattered today......but we put in
the effort for the tests...
and here is the first one......

The ATS
Diamond profiling wheel!

[video=youtube_share;eKXwWyikORA]http://youtu.be/eKXwWyikORA[/video]

all the best from the crew!

 

[Protilers]

here is the next instalment of the decouplers test......hope you enjoy!

[video=youtube;vg-bHiPiUIk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg-bHiPiUIk&feature=plcp[/video]

 

[Gazzer]

Gonna be interesting next month !

 

[Spud]

Thanks Lee for putting the video together top man

 

[Protilers]

Thanks Lee for putting the video together top man

you know its not possible without you big man!!!!!.............you are my hero!!!!!!
hehehehehehehehe..............Dewalt!

hehehhehe

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Gonna be interesting next month !

with four more test to release this month including spread test litres test trowel test lash clips under glass i think this month will be intresting we done 10 hours of testing and filming lee will try to get them ready one at a time but we all work with 10 hours of filming to work out lee has his work cut out me and gary cant thank him anought

 

[Protilers]

This all from the effort (and personal monies!) of the testing lab crew...........

Ray tt.......from feet international
Gary the tiler......GB Walsh Tiling
and myself......Lee from Protilers!!!

enjoy the vid...........as we did!

hehhehehehheehe

 

[Qwerty]

Good work lads.....looking forward to more!

What other tests have you got lined up???

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Good work lads.....looking forward to more!

What other tests have you got lined up???

the ones just above plus the wet saw test .also one biggy witch we think will help all just waiting for confamaion

 

[Diggy]

Only just found this thread , so re : the hole saws.

I buy mine direct from hong kong , last lot was 27 quid for 10 inc delivery. Still only broken one out of the pack so far.
As for technique , I use a worx drill , speed 1 , paint brush for cooling - I find it tends to let the water drip out at a consistent rate unlike a sponge.

Cheers

Diggy

 

[Qwerty]

the ones just above plus the wet saw test .also one biggy witch we think will help all just waiting for confamaion

Work vans :lol:

 

[Protilers]

here is the latest test:

[video=youtube_share;SW-YGQAK_p8]http://youtu.be/SW-YGQAK_p8[/video]

hope you all enjoy!

 

[White Room]

I liked that one

 

[Protilers]

I liked that one

Really pleased Whitebeam!!!....great!............

 

[Protilers]

what did you make of the others tho'....i have to ask!!!!!!.....

 

[White Room]

I've enjoyed them all and for making good down to earth points about items we use daily, doing a cracking job guys