Architrave cutting using the Fein Multimaster

[Ian]

Here you go Mr Tiler,

Get the height for the cut by running a level off the tiles already fixed. I find I piece of cardboard works well to replicate the adhesive thickness

Then cut out (leave tiles in place while cutting as a guide for the blade)

Mark the tile and cut it

Then fit the tile

 

[Andy Allen]

nice one bri..........have you been writing phone numbers on the floor...(pic 1) :lol:

 

[Ian]

nice one bri..........have you been writing phone numbers on the floor...(pic 1) :lol:

I think it was tile measurements, lol! Tile + spacer was 597mm, so those 2 numbers are 4 and 5 tiles :lol: The amount of times I've written a phone number on an off cut, or the floor and then lost it or tiled over it is ridiculous :lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

I think it was tile measurements, lol! Tile + spacer was 597mm, so those 2 numbers are 4 and 5 tiles :lol: The amount of times I've written a phone number on an off cut, or the floor and then lost it or tiled over it is ridiculous :lol:

lol....me too..

 

[Mr T]

Cheers mate looks pretty simple but im guessing it could go drasticly wrong lol... il remember to write on my hand if i ever make it to that stage lmao

 

[Ian]

Cheers mate looks pretty simple but im guessing it could go drasticly wrong lol... il remember to write on my hand if i ever make it to that stage lmao

The only thing that could really go wrong is cutting too much out, that's why you should always fit the adjacent tile before cutting, to give you the correct height.

 

[Ian]

Had to change the thread title in each post, just incase anyone wondered why they had a post edit PM!

 

[Mr T]

No worries mate thanks for the effort

 

[CJ]

Also, make sure you have a good fein blade. Needed to make 4 cuts in oak. No chuffing blade. So I improvised, and cut a new set of teeth onto an old blade. Did the job fine.

 

[bugs183]

Gotta watch out though for hidden cables, especially alarm cables before you go Fein crazy!
Ace piece of kit.

 

[Ian]

Also, make sure you have a good fein blade. Needed to make 4 cuts in oak. No chuffing blade. So I improvised, and cut a new set of teeth onto an old blade. Did the job fine.

They really don't last very long, I need to dig up some old threads to find which replacement blades are best, or maybe we could just discuss it here!

 

[Gazzer]

Saxon Blades.

 

[Ian]

This seems to be the best recent thread about the blades that Dave started.

http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-tools/66200-fein-blades.html

 

[John Benton]

Here you go Mr Tiler,

Get the height for the cut by running a level off the tiles already fixed. I find I piece of cardboard works well to replicate the adhesive thickness

Then cut out (leave tiles in place while cutting as a guide for the blade)

Mark the tile and cut it

Then fit the tile

Nice one Bri, not actually a difficult cut, more an awkward I would say. Did it slide under ok when addy was down?

 

[Ian]

Yeah went in dead easy, only had to slide it a little bit. Just goes to show how easy the Fein makes a cut like this, without it I'm not sure it's would be possible to do so neatly.