Calling sigma nerds, advice needed - TilersForums.com

[Kyle Knowles]

So basically I'm looking at an art 6 or a 3g3m or a 3G

Either of which will take a max handle, correct ?

I bought a 7F for 80 quid to replace my ts40 it's not as fancy as the ones mentioned but it's a cracking little cutter for the money and it fits nice on a kitchen worktop

 

[CJ]

Just gone the other way and bought a montipuma........not used it yet, but am after a small kitchen splashback sized cutter.

Looked at the sigma 3L3m, but never had a sigma. Want a push cutter, as I don't think I could get on with a pull. The 3l3m looks like you push away from the measure bar. Can the handle be reversed on bar??

 

[Italy]

Mamma Mia!

is the life, probably, me and geoff, the think the same way

 

[Blunt Tool]

No, max handles start at 8mm, the 2g has a 6mm rail.
Personally I don't like the 2g, I find it too unstable.
For small tiles you normally don't need huge breaking force and hence if 350mm is long enough then imo the best machine is an Art 6.
If you want to go to 450mm or so then go for a 3g, it has an 8mm rail/bar, is 45mm longer than a 3g3m, but you can if you wish put a max handle on it also, although if you need a max handle for a tile that size then you'd be better off with a machine in the 600mm range as it will deal with the toughness with much more ease.

Can I get a piece of advice aswell? Bought a new tungsten blade for my sigma then saw another one but more expensive as it was titanium, but when I use that one it seems softer and more prone to not get a clean break and cut? Both sigma originals, don't know if it is just that one or should just stick to tungsten ones?

 

[LM]

Can I get a piece of advice aswell? Bought a new tungsten blade for my sigma then saw another one but more expensive as it was titanium, but when I use that one it seems softer and more prone to not get a clean break and cut? Both sigma originals, don't know if it is just that one or should just stick to tungsten ones?

The titanium are more expensive as they are a better wheel, are more durable and last longer, what Sigma have you got as different machines take different wheels?

 

[Flintstone]

7f looks a nice little machine for kitchens!

Too many models!

 

[Blunt Tool]

Can I get a piece of advice aswell? Bought a new tungsten blade for my sigma then saw another one but more expensive as it was titanium, but when I use that one it seems softer and more prone to not get a clean break and cut? Both sigma originals, don't know if it is just that one or should just stick to tungsten ones?

The titanium are more expensive as they are a better wheel, are more durable and last longer, what Sigma have you got as different machines take different wheels?

sigma 3c2

 

[LM]

I want the max handle for Its function more than it's force, I don't want a pull handle. Basically, a cutter around 400 with a max handle or the ability to put a max handle on. Just for all tiles upto that size. I have a 3c3m for larger stuff

So why is a 3G better than a 3g3m ? And why is an art better? And can you put a max handle on the art? I like the wide base, looks practical and the fixed bar

The Art 6 is of the older design. There's a bit of work involved in changing the handles compared to the new models, you have to knock the spring pin out with a hammer and punch to remove the bar compared to the newer designs which have a easy remove clamp that can be done by hand in a matter of seconds. You can put a max handle on it as it has an 8mm rail. They are an excellent stable cutter.

As I said the 3G is 45mm longer than the 3G3M and comes as a pull handle, although it also has an 8mm rail so can accommodate a max handle aswell.
By the sounds of it the machine you'd be better going for is the 3G3M, it's a small enough machine with a cutting length of 405mm and comes with a max handle and is of the new design.

 

[LM]

7f looks a nice little machine for kitchens!

Too many models!

Yes but it has a pull handle which you have said you don't like and it's narrow design which makes it a little bit more unstable. The wider bed models are more versitile if you ever had to do a floor with 300 x 300mm as you would commonly come accross in commercial work.

 

[Italy]

The titanium are more expensive as they are a better wheel, are more durable and last longer, what Sigma have you got as different machines take different wheels?

I'm not convinced of this......
I tried titanium, 15x15 tile very hard, after three cuts, I still put the old wheel.
I may be wrong, but the wheels in titanium seem an unnecessary expense ..