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Looks like mark frosts ways are creeping in. ‘Marc we don’t need that sigma frame for this one just pass me that 2x4’
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Close, but no cigar mate, praps this will give you a clue. This is two tiles back to back, allbeit one is a cut.

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And you think you have problems with 60 x 30’s
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You can keep them bananas down south
Yeah this colour has given us, well me, headaches.
The black and white were fine, but these, not so much.
Tensioned and extremely bowed, almost unusable.
I had to wait for a rep from Italy to visit (too big problem for U.K. rep) , firstly to see if I knew what I was doing 🙂
And secondly to check out my request to back them.
Some 25-30 sheets, not a fivers worth.
They agreed to replace any or all tiles that didn’t behave themselves.
 
Yeah this colour has given us, well me, headaches.
The black and white were fine, but these, not so much.
Tensioned and extremely bowed, almost unusable.
I had to wait for a rep from Italy to visit (too big problem for U.K. rep) , firstly to see if I knew what I was doing 🙂
And secondly to check out my request to back them.
Some 25-30 sheets, not a fivers worth.
They agreed to replace any or all tiles that didn’t behave themselves.
Whose make of tiles ?
 
It’s worth pushing to major brands Tom, I know they can be considerably dearer, but the cheaper ones can chip badly on occasion.
I’m not saying you bought a cheap one of course. 😛
I needed a hole cutter and the local tile shop, near where I was working, only had the Tile Rite range. A 35mm bit cost about £25 I think, I only had to do 3 holes but it cut them effortlessly without chipping.

I am sure most of these things are just rebranded in China somewhere ..... it was even Rubi red.
 
I needed a hole cutter and the local tile shop, near where I was working, only had the Tile Rite range. A 35mm bit cost about £25 I think, I only had to do 3 holes but it cut them effortlessly without chipping.

I am sure most of these things are just rebranded in China somewhere ..... it was even Rubi red.

Oh I agree, they’re an excellent addition to our kit.

Well what I mean to say is, there is a world of difference between Bosch and a certain popular place to buy these bits from.

No, not you Sam, you’re bloody expensive! Haha
But good quality it must be said.
 
Minimal, no more than the drill type, but I’ve only tried them on one tile type.

I paid £34 inc postage. 20, 28, 32 and 38mm bits. There’s various sets of available singular
 
Minimal, no more than the drill type, but I’ve only tried them on one tile type.

I paid £34 inc postage. 20, 28, 32 and 38mm bits. There’s various sets of available singular
Blimey that is cheap, just bought a Bosch 32m and it was nearly £50 with postage, but it excellent and works chip free, ideal if your cut is visible.
 
I don’t find that many 32mm holes are left visible! Try some of these cheaper one out marc, they are the same as ats sell and others. Save your expensive one for the special occasion holes
 

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