Awkward cuts - whats your method

[Aston]

Following on from Bri's thread, 'awkward cuts' I thought it would be good to see what various methods we all use for things like curves, bends and shapes / obstacles etc

Do you like to scribe around obstacles and shapes OR do you prefer to use paper/card templates or profiles gauges?

Curves and bends always throw up a few challenges so whats you favorite method for the various cuts.

 

[Ian]

Curves and odd shapes I use thick lining paper to template, for rake cuts and around door casings, I tend to just use a tape measure.

 

[Old Mod]

What ever method I remember at the time! Haha
All of the above!
Template with whatever is to hand, whether it be box tiles came in, corex or anything else.
Tape measure frequently.
Rubi angle finder or this thing I picked up at a boot sale!


Or I just guess! Haha

 

[Qwerty]

Usually a metal rule and square but sometimes use a profile gauge

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Generally use the previous tiles I've cut wrong and work from there!....

 

[Spare Tool]

Had a random stone fireplace to cut into cosmos, made a template, transferred to tile then scribed it with a hardi knife..

 

[Andy Allen]

I use a set square mark the key points cut most of the tile with a wet cutter and fine tune it to a perfect fit with my tile nips.

 

[Old Mod]

I use a set square mark the key points cut most of the tile with a wet cutter and fine tune it to a perfect fit with my tile nips.

Still suffer Holy T shirts then Andy!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Ed if you can ring me Wed is good for me off topic I know

 

[Andy Allen]

Still suffer Holy T shirts then Andy!

Ha ha know exactly what you mean .....got through many a shirt with this method..

 

[Andy Allen]

Before grinders and wet cutters we used tile nips or a rod saw for every awkward cut......cutting round a socket would take for ever....
And always snap on the last little bit...

 

[Old Mod]

Ha ha know exactly what you mean .....got through many a shirt with this method..

It was a Tilers uniform Andy! Haha

Before grinders and wet cutters we used tile nips or a rod saw for every awkward cut......cutting round a socket would take for ever....
And always snap on the last little bit...

Oh god now I'm having flashbacks!

I do struggle to find a decent pair of nips tho, with tips that don't disintegrate on harder porcelain tiles!
I miss the old BAL style nippers!

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Knipex parrot beak pincers!...
Not everyone can use them tho.

Bit like me being left handed and trying to use a left handed serator!..... IMPOSSIBLE ha ha

 

[Dan]

Perhaps a related thread: The smallest cut you've done on a dry cutter?

 

[Old Mod]

Knipex parrot beak pincers!...
Not everyone can use them tho.

Bit like me being left handed and trying to use a left handed serator!..... IMPOSSIBLE ha ha

Yeah I have parrot nippers (don't know who's!) think might of used them for one day!
Rubi glass/porcelain wheeled nippers.
Rubi parrot nippers as well as above,
Oh those stupid nippers with the chipping hammer on one side! Hahahaha
(Desperate one day, think that's all they lasted, porc's again, bus trips off)
Etc, etc.
still want my Bal Nippers *stamps feet!*

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Yeah I have parrot nippers (don't know who's!) think might of used them for one day!
Rubi glass/porcelain wheeled nippers.
Rubi parrot nippers as well as above,
Oh those stupid nippers with the chipping hammer on one side! Hahahaha
(Desperate one day, think that's all they lasted, porc's again, bus trips off)
Etc, etc.
still want my Bal Nippers *stamps feet!*

I don't blame you stamping your feet.. Takes a long time to break in a pair of nippers,
And I'm glad you said nippers (pincers is also acceptable) but people who say NIBBLERS!..., arggghh don't know why it's just a pet hate of mine , ( as is putting the x on the half of cut you need!... Ha ha

 

[Old Mod]

NIBBLERS!..., arggghh don't know why it's just a pet hate of mine Ha ha

Thought that was something women did to your ears!
I don't mind it!

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Thought that was something women did to your ears!
I don't mind it!

Don't mind what? Your ears nibbled? I'm confused now ha ha
mine just bends it and whines in it.....

 

[widler]

I can't really remember , 8 times out of 10 it works out , tape, pencil and a bit of guess work, or if it goes tips up, i use the other as a template as simon said
Ps i call nippers snips, its from my plastering days, tin snips for beading i just miss the tin bit out
I also have a pair of old joinery nippers ive used for years, strong as owt

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

As I say, I'm not bad at cutting tiles, just really good at making tile templates!..

 

[Andy Allen]

Standing joke when working with another tiler...
"Where's the nippers ?"
"In the front room with the customer watching telly" lol

 

[p4ulo]

I use a bit of cardboard, pens, scissors and tape if I cut too much off, transfer to tile and cut carefully.
I do have a profiling tool, but that's in the bottom of my box and rarely comes out!

 

[Spare Tool]

Did this one today, maybe not awkward if you own a 120mm diamond drill bit...but I don't! Maybe I should order one..

 

[Old Mod]

Did this one today, maybe not awkward if you own a 120mm diamond drill bit...but I don't! Maybe I should order one..

So good in fact......you had to show us twice! Haha

 

[Spare Tool]

Haha, sort it out for us will ya mate

 

[Spare Tool]

Cheers mucca

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Shame to put a toilet there!..

Awesome cut mate.

It's a 10 from meeee!...

 

[Spare Tool]

Shame to put a toilet there!..

Awesome cut mate.

It's a 10 from meeee!...

Squeaky bum time n all, needed 8 tiles to finish it n had 8 tiles left, one slip with the angle grinder and I was on a 2 hour round trip to buy an extra tile..

 

[White Room]

For cuts like that I use a shaw cutter Shaw Circle Cutter £28.99 in stock - next day UK delivery plus Tile Cutters and Tiling Tools

 

[Old Mod]

For cuts like that I use a shaw cutter Shaw Circle Cutter £28.99 in stock - next day UK delivery plus Tile Cutters and Tiling Tools

That's a smart bit of kit Mark!