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[mags]

Whats the best method to bullnose ?

Seen the angle grinder method and theres even a wet disc for it


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_BmCO5tPcY]YouTube - HOW TO MAKE BULLNOSE - ROUND EDGE BLADE STONE MARBLE tile installation atlanta[/ame]

Which do you use and why?

 

[White Room]

Never done it mags but I await the answers

 

[Gazzer]

It would depends what you are bullnosing. Travertine is quite easy to do. I had it dropped on me once when tiling a step that 5 pieces of Trav were supposed to be bullnosed after they were fixed. A range of angle grinders and a belt sander was used. it produced a very passable finish.
If i were doing a lot of stone work then i guess a profiling wheel attatched to the DW24000 would be most cost effective. But the ideal tool woould be found here
Polishers, Sanders, & Profiling Equipment - Air polisher, Wet polisher, Planetary polisher, Polishing pads. Contractors Direct

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vFiGk4fcBk[/ame]

 

[Spud]

the tiler in the video does get a nice bull nosed edge with that bull nose wheel ,he will still have to polish the bull nose with an edge polisher ask yourself how many times have you been asked to bullnose an edge of a tile I cant think of more than once in over 22years and I was working for marble company for 2 1/2 years, vanity tops are often bull nosed or ogee profiled but you can buy special wheels for your grinder to do this

 

[Spud]

It would depends what you are bullnosing. Travertine is quite easy to do. I had it dropped on me once when tiling a step that 5 pieces of Trav were supposed to be bullnosed after they were fixed. A range of angle grinders and a belt sander was used. it produced a very passable finish.
If i were doing a lot of stone work then i guess a profiling wheel attatched to the DW24000 would be most cost effective. But the ideal tool woould be found here
Polishers, Sanders, & Profiling Equipment - Air polisher, Wet polisher, Planetary polisher, Polishing pads. Contractors Direct

YouTube - Raimondi Bull Dog Bullnose Machine

great link ,they have some brillant kit there

 

[Gazzer]

great link ,they have some brillant kit there

Just be nice to have the work to justify it :drool5:

 

[DHTiling]

You can actually bullnose by hand with a polisher...

I tend to just ease the arris on the tile edge and if polished then i polish as well...


Here's a vid on doing it with a polisher..


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiHHTytB_4]YouTube - Alpha Sandpaper For Stone Polishing[/ame]

 

[Gazzer]

That is all i did with the travertine. Easy enough as long as you dont get heavy handed.