Rubi Rubi all the way or time for a change??

[TTT]

Hi folks IKnow a couple of lads on here so thought I d seek your advice
Tiler though and through 25 years !!
Been a ruby man since day one (cutters wise)
Thinking of upgrading the ts70... she's seen better days!
Should I stay or should I go??
Thinking maybe defecting to the sigma camp? Any thoughts??

 

[One Day]

Over 600mm I'd definitely recommend the move to sigma. It's at 600mm and over you really see and appreciate the difference. If you're used to rubi, stick with those for smaller stuff though.

 

[White Room]

Trouble is a lot of tiles have changed over 25 years and Rubi was there as the best at the time, my preference is sigma nowadays but still have a rubi TS40 for the smaller tiles.

 

[LM]

As Imp says under 600mm Rubi can do it on most tiles, BUT Sigma can do it all and much easier and over 600mm they are literally on a different page when it comes to performance. I have never heard of someone who has used a Sigma moving to Rubi cutters, however every day almost even on this forum you hear of the happy campers who have moved from Rubi to Sigma and they don't look back.

 

[White Room]

I still hear guys asking for Rubi at tile shops, there still a force to be reckoned with.....sold a TX700 and got a good price for it, the demand is still there....quality, now that maybe another issue.

 

[Ttt1601]

I've been thinking on the same line, have got tx 900 and tx 1200 but hear so many guys banging on about sigma stuff have wondering if it worth selling all the Rubi gear and making the switch, just always been a Rubi man and font want to regret the switch, but there are tiles I've come across that the Rubi s just don't deal with all that well now

 

[LM]

I've been thinking on the same line, have got tx 900 and tx 1200 but hear so many guys banging on about sigma stuff have wondering if it worth selling all the Rubi gear and making the switch, just always been a Rubi man and font want to regret the switch, but there are tiles I've come across that the Rubi s just don't deal with all that well now

You definitely will not regret the switch, if your are used to Rubi's then get the sigma with a klick klok or max handle, these are push also.
The max is better suited for harder to cut tiles, but you can buy interchangeable handles for all the machines anyway.

 

[Dave]

I would say, if you can , go and try a Sigma.
I like a few have moved over to Sigma but i did try before i switched .
Not all like the single rail.

 

[widler]

I'm gonna say it, I'm going to buy another sigma 😉
Ok just to hi jack the thread, the best sigma to cut up to 800 ish , I have a 1200 push flip over thingie and like that one , so want the same 🙂

 

[Ttt1601]

OK then people thinking about this more, can't get a go on a sigma as don't know anyone who uses, or even holds in stock to sell ( I live in a small town) what are the codes/ different types? What is best to get in the sigma range?

 

[LM]

What size cutter or cutters do you need and I'll post a link?

 

[Ttt1601]

Well of I was replacing my whole set up, I'd prob go for something like a 400 a 700 and a 1200

 

[Flintstone]

I recently got rid of my old rubi ts60 plus in favour of a sigma 3c3m max. Which cuts up to 720, it's a Beast and for the larger or thicker tiles it's leagues ahead of rubi. There are different handles, I found the max handle fine.

 

[LM]

Well of I was replacing my whole set up, I'd prob go for something like a 400 a 700 and a 1200

Ok then the set up I'd recommend for you is
3G 45cm pull
3C3M 72.5cm MAX handle
3E2K 128cm klick klock handle

 

[LM]

Well of I was replacing my whole set up, I'd prob go for something like a 400 a 700 and a 1200

Phone Dave at Trade Tiler, he's a forum sponsor, mention your a member of the forum and he'll sort you out wherever you are 🙂

 

[McLovin]

Asked this question a while back. Changed to a signal the 74cm version. Cuts are fantastic. Takes a bit of getting used to but the quality if the cuts far exceeds my old TX700. I use my TS40 plus for smaller jobs but for larger tile sigma is a winner.

 

[andy8758]

Hiring a Sigma is a good step. I hired a 1200 Sigma. And that's the reason I am staying with Rubi. However, I wear varifocal specs, and need to look through bottom of lens to cut to lines. If I missed lines once using that infernal single rail, I missed it a dozen times. Fortunately I was working on a new build and the inaccuracies were less of an issue. I can understand "SigmaJunkies" because the Sigma is a better breaker, but personally it slowed me down and annoyed me intensely. So it's Rubi for me.

 

[Dumbo]

I've been thinking on the same line, have got tx 900 and tx 1200 but hear so many guys banging on about sigma stuff have wondering if it worth selling all the Rubi gear and making the switch, just always been a Rubi man and font want to regret the switch, but there are tiles I've come across that the Rubi s just don't deal with all that well now

Always had rubi ts 40 ts 60 trs 600 gave that one away tx 700 and tx900 but just brought sigma 1260 and I am now thinking of selling both tx cutters and replacing with sigma 700

 

[Dumbo]

Hiring a Sigma is a good step. I hired a 1200 Sigma. And that's the reason I am staying with Rubi. However, I wear varifocal specs, and need to look through bottom of lens to cut to lines. If I missed lines once using that infernal single rail, I missed it a dozen times. Fortunately I was working on a new build and the inaccuracies were less of an issue. I can understand "SigmaJunkies" because the Sigma is a better breaker, but personally it slowed me down and annoyed me intensely. So it's Rubi for me.

For parallel cuts sigma measuring bar is very accurate so need to see cutting wheel

 

[Dumbo]

For parallel cuts sigma measuring bar is very accurate so need to see cutting wheel

Should read no need to see cutting wheel

 

[One Day]

No need to see the wheel (see? I'll say it again!)
No need to see the wheel.
The measure bar is accurate.

 

[Flintstone]

if you measure the cut with tape measure then just put the tile on the cutter and use the measuring bar, it's perfect, like you say very accurate. Saves a lot of time marking tiles

 

[Dumbo]

Hi folks IKnow a couple of lads on here so thought I d seek your advice
Tiler though and through 25 years !!
Been a ruby man since day one (cutters wise)
Thinking of upgrading the ts70... she's seen better days!
Should I stay or should I go??
Thinking maybe defecting to the sigma camp? Any thoughts??

Rubi are now producing sigma style cutters . Ask yourselve why .

 

[Tile Shop]

Rubi are now producing sigma style cutters . Ask yourselve why .

Heard of a couple of people that think the "feel" of the Rubi TP in the scoring and breaking is not as good in comparison to Sigma and Monti.

Although, it is their first attempt, kind of like their "open beta version", so leave it til they get some feedback, do a few tweaks and they might almost get there........... but they might not 🙂

 

[andy8758]

For parallel cuts sigma measuring bar is very accurate so need to see cutting wheel

Measuring bars may be accurate if both marks are the same measurement - I tend to always use two marks, and align the cutting wheel, and I prefer to use the tile to get the most accurate measurements, not a ruler/tape measure. So being able to see the marks correctly aligned to the wheel imho is the best practice.

 

[Flintstone]

Measuring bars may be accurate if both marks are the same measurement - I tend to always use two marks, and align the cutting wheel, and I prefer to use the tile to get the most accurate measurements, not a ruler/tape measure. So being able to see the marks correctly aligned to the wheel imho is the best practice.

I have done that for a long time with the two marks on the tile but believe me when I say it's faster easier and just as accurate measuring with a tape then cutting the tile on sigma without marking it.

 

[Dumbo]

Measuring bars may be accurate if both marks are the same measurement - I tend to always use two marks, and align the cutting wheel, and I prefer to use the tile to get the most accurate measurements, not a ruler/tape measure. So being able to see the marks correctly aligned to the wheel imho is the best practice.

Agreed

 

[andy8758]

I have done that for a long time with the two marks on the tile but believe me when I say it's faster easier and just as accurate measuring with a tape then cutting the tile on sigma without marking it.

...And as I remember it, that led to a very heated discussion the last time such a thread was raised. I do use a measuring tape in some circumstances, but I find they simply don't last very long. You are talking about cutting where one measure can be used - but probably 50% of all manual cuts I do require two measures of different sizes to make a close fit.

I appreciate the strength of adoration for Sigma cutters on this forum, but I have met a lot of tilers who simply believe Rubi is still best for them. I met one tiler from the north-east who had been tiling for about 45 years, and who seemed to have his entire kit from Rubi. I am not a Rubi obsessive, but I do find their cutters work well for me, allowing me to produce quicker, more consistent cuts than a Sigma. Of course if Sigma start marketing a twin rail cutter, then I will give that a try.

 

[Flintstone]

Oh Andy. I've had rubi cutters from the day I started tiling many years ago and I'm not going to slate them, I still use the ts40 regularly but with the larger size tiles, 600x300 and above, rubi just isn't man enough. Sigma just eats the cuts up. Once your used to it you can measure the cut, say it's 80mm one end and 85 the other end. Get your tile on the sigma to 80mm then move the other end over by 5mm, job done!

 

[Flintstone]

Your sharpie pen will last 10 times as long with a sigma!
Took me a few days of usage to get fully used to it and

 

[White Room]

Don't leave the lid off the sharpie, mine dried up very quickly.