20mm exterior porcelain cutting
U
Unused Account 1
Hello lakey ,for cuts i used a 9 inch angle grinder ,was fine
I
Italy
some photos here
https://www.tilersforums.com/media/users/antonio.45806/
https://www.tilersforums.com/media/users/antonio.45806/
Lakey
TF
Just called ATS who were no help at all. Which blade would you recommend mate?
I
Italy
do you have to make a lot of cuts?
Lakey
TF
Not entirely sure yet.
Lakey
TF
Don’t think there will be loads
I
Italy
20mm dry cut tends to overheat the blades,
the black blade in the trend posted above
it's the best I've tried.
also montolit tcs 115 is good.
otherwise if you have a water saw, use that
Lakey
TF
Thanks mate. Much appreciated
C
Concrete guy
Yeah we don't sell Diatool blades, you'll find Diatool sell Diatool blades. We can't sell you something we don't make.
On the whole 20mm Porcelain is better cut wet rather than dry with a grinder.
On the whole 20mm Porcelain is better cut wet rather than dry with a grinder.
B
Blunt Tool
Wet cut 20mm porcelain 
The diamond blade I got from @ATSDiamondTools for my Rubi ND200 cuts them very easily no chipping
The diamond blade I got from @ATSDiamondTools for my Rubi ND200 cuts them very easily no chipping
Lakey
TF
Who said you did sell them?
B
Blunt Tool
moneybags!
The 2 blades you sent me to test were both superb Alan. The quality and speed of both were superb on 20mm. I've also tested them on various other tiles and without a doubt they would be my first choice replacement s if you decide to stock them
C
Concrete guy
Thanks Pete, we're still testing. Once we've got the right one that's correctly certified and tested for sale in the EU/UK we'll be offering it.
Hopefully trying bthe black one on the Flex next week, will let you know how I get on. Have been more than happy with the red one so far
W
Waluigi
Tried both, very similar on Porc. Quite difficult to tell them apart really. Both whizz straight through the hardest Porc
Thats
Thats the red blade on the Flex Alan, can't tell it apart from the factory edge
C
Concrete guy
That is clean, much cleaner run wet than dry. The increased diameter and fact it's held very straight in a rail saw also helps a huge amount.
Either of these are looking promising.
I'm interested to see how you get on with the black blade.
Speed/ease of cut is also a factor, if there's any difference it's good to know.
U
Unused Account 1
Cant remember mate ,just used a fine 9inch concrete blade contact theblade guy on here
U
Unused Account 1
What blade was that please and size
H
hmtiling
Are you happy with the flex? It's on my radar
C
Concrete guy
It was a blade we're testing and sent out to a few forum members.
This particular one would have been 150mm x 22.23mm which I asked Pete to run in the CS60 he'd bought recently. Whichever blade we decide to proceed with will be available from 115m up to 350mm in diameter as we're being asked constantly for a blade specifically for 20mm porcelain.
The process of manufacture means the 20mm stuff seems to be much more dense than grade 5 porcelain that we're all used to so it appears the bond on the blades need to be adjusted to suit.
The upside of this is these blades may also work well on regular grade 5 material, it's a bit of trial and error in reality.
C
Concrete guy
Think of the CS60 as a landscaping/stone masonry product that can be repurposed for tiles.
Most of these we're selling now to deal with 20mm Porcelain after landscapers have given up trying to cut large slabs accurately with 9" angle grinders.
It's a substantial bit of kit, it's outdoor use only and makes a reasonble mess with constant water flow.
For regular tiling it's probably overkill.
For lots of 20mm Porcelain, large format slabs or stonework it's outstanding.
H
hmtiling
It would be solely to take place of a 1200 bench saw for stone and 20mm porcelain.
C
Concrete guy
It's ideal for that, we used to cut up 30mm thick granite slabs with one using two 1600mm rails and a coupling.
A good set up is the saw, 1x 800mm rail 1 x 1600mm rail plus a coupler. That gives you 800mm, 1600mm & 2400mm cutting capabilities in one tool.
Despite coming with a 170mm blade, it will take a 180mm blade without any snagging which opens up the options tremendously.
There are similar tiling threads here
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