Help. Big Clinker spare cutting wheels

[Grace'sDad]

Topps sell them - marked as "QEP cutting wheel" - no mention of big clinker on the package though. approx £12 from memory.

 

[waterfd]

Wylie, I have practiced and found that if I score once the tile does not break cleanly but if I score twice at the begining of the cut I can get a clean cut. Also I read the owners guide (as you should) and it says 'Apply increasing pressure on the handle until the tile snaps along the score line' this seems to work. So no sharp snaping action as this will break the tile. I will get some more tiles to practice with till I am confident.

 

[bigneil]

i have always had Rubi tile cutters generally don't have any problems, except keope porcelain floor tiles, the ordinary breaking head isn't quite powerful enough and the ts plus breaking head always chips the corner.
The reason i have only ever had rubi is because the old fella who taught me to tile only ever used them.
I'm sure there have probably been numerous threads or poles on 'best cutter' .
I'm off to look for one.

 

[Wylie]

Wylie, I have practiced and found that if I score once the tile does not break cleanly but if I score twice at the begining of the cut I can get a clean cut. Also I read the owners guide (as you should) and it says 'Apply increasing pressure on the handle until the tile snaps along the score line' this seems to work. So no sharp snaping action as this will break the tile. I will get some more tiles to practice with till I am confident.

I like the price on the clinker and thought i would go for one myself,with the push you would think it would make the cutting easy,maybe the wheel is skidding,did you try a squirt of silicon oil

 

[waterfd]

Must say I haven't but did notice when I changed the wheel if you tighten the screw too much the wheel does not revolve easily. This may be a reason. Thanks

 

[stuart stevens]

Is the big clinker a pull or push cut?

how do you know which is which

 

[stuart stevens]

how do you know which is which