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    sigma grinder 115mm Dry cutting

    question: Someone already used these ?. is a long time I wanted to try them, But I never did, now, I've seen a good deal. tempted to try. Sigma recommends, knurled, tile over 6 mm thick. And smooth for thin porcelain.
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    Advice needed with dry cutter

    My brand new sigma 3c3m is not giving me a clean cut I've compared it to a cut from my Rubi ts60 See attached photos 1st photo is Rubi cut second is sigma Ceramic tile 450 x 350 What can be the problem?
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    Ideas wanted; ratings and reviews of dry mechanical slide cutters

    We need some kind of sticky thread or article or something where we can list slide cutters and have descriptions and reviews maybe and some kind of poll, whether it be on which machine guys own or their Preferred machines, past and present. Ideas anyone, on how this might be done? Or what...
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    Marcrist STC185 wet and dry cutter

    Hi anyone got one of these and is it any good? Was thinking of purchasing from Protiler, decent price just now! Sounds a good option for me to have as haven't the room in van for large radial saws.
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    Recommend a good cheap tile cutter (dry) / Laser level

    I Know good and cheap don't really go together but I thought I'd ask anyway. Looking at spending about £100 on each, so any ideas ? Will be using the tile cutter mainly on 600 x 300 Ceramic and Porcelain. I need the level for marking out floor and wall tiles... Ta
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    Dry drills for angle grinder

    Maybe I'm a bit late to the party but to those of you that haven't tried these yet you should do as I've drilled 10 mm porcelain in under 20 seconds with a 25 mm hole . The make I'm using is Mexco although I understand ATS products are much liked . Time easily outweighs cost .
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    Dry cutter thread....for use with polished porcelain

    Morning chaps! I have been lurking on here for a while now, gathering bits of information and opinion on how best to complete my DIY jobs. I can't thank you chaps enough. My latest has caused me a bit of an issue though which is why I've joined up to ask what you guys think. I am just in the...
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    Is a week enough for a floor to dry after a major leak?

    Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong forum! I'm supposed to be tiling a kitchen floor tomorrow. There was a major leak in the pipework in the floor and since taking the old tiles up they have had a dehumidifier on and a heater to dry it out. Is a week enough? The dehumidifier has been...
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    BAL BAL Gun Metal Grey Drying Patchy - Anybody else had this?

    Just grouted this floor this morning and noticed this started to happen,I used bal gun metal,mixed as stated on the bag,anyone else had this problem
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    Dustless tile saw / Dry cut tile saw tile cutter

    wonder if this will appear on this side of the pond? And if it's any good! Bet the blades don't last long.
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    Force drying anhydrite

    How long do you think it will take to dry out this screed? Been down 90 days, 50mm thick so should have been dry at 60 days! Plastering has been going on so can't have helped? This is what the tramex read a few days ago. Got dehumidifier in and getting customer to get the pipe temp up to 50...
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    Liquid screed drying times

    Was wondering how long until I could tile a liquid screed. I hear its 1 day per mm depth. Is that right? Any specific primer needed for liquid screed? Im tiling limestone on top of it. Thanks for advice in advance
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    Dry cutting porcelain tiles

    I'm fixing about 90 metres of 10mm 800x800 porcelain tiles at the moment, using a Rubi Tx 1200 cutter. As per usual with large format porcelain, getting clean consistent cuts is very hit and miss. Decided to change my normal 22mm wheel for a bearinged version to see if that made any difference...
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    Tanking drying fast

    I've only ever used tilemaster tanking kit so I can't comment on others but what I am finding it the paste dries so fast on the walls, when it comes to applying the corner tape, you need to really paste up the back of the tape or you have no chance. You can literally paste the whole wall with...
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    Grout Drying

    even the mapei grout is drying super quick ,crazy ,have to start being careful
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    What Tile Backer Over Dry Screed?

    Hello all, I'd really appreciate some expert advice about what type of backer boards I should use for my bathroom floors. The original floor is 20mm ply glued & screwed to metal web joists. On top of that we've fixed 25 x 50mm battens (at 400mm centres) & in-between the battens we've got UFH...
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    Wet Vs Dry Drilling

    As the subject says! Can't find a current discussion on this so thought I'd ask. Need to buy some new drill bits and currently use wet diamond bits but am thinking of trying the dry ones. Has anyone got an opinion on which is better and why?
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    Water UFH Pug/bisuit Mix For Ufh, Timber Joists, Wet Or Dry

    We are doing wet UFH on suspended floors with very strong timber joists (9 x 3in at approx. 400mm centres, max span 4.8m). We are setting the pipes between the joists on a 45mm thick PIR base and pug mix (8:1 sharp sand: cement) between and around the pipes, as commonly used. I understand the...
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    Screed Drying Times......

    I have done searches but either I'm not searching for the right thing or I'm wearing my blonde wig. Or both! An existing customer has asked me to price tiling a new conservatory. I have yet to visit the site but the information I have to date is:- "We estimate that there is about 8” concrete...
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    Which Tile Hole Cutter?

    I'm about to start my bathroom walls and will have to cut the usual holes for rad pipes, shower, and waste and maybe for some fixings. What do you guys recommend is there a kit with all the cutters I need? I know they are not cheap, but I dont want to spend a fortune on them. but at the same...
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