Manual tile cutter

[mwss77]

Afternoon All

My vitrex Big Clinker tile cutter is now needing to be replaced, nbefore I o ahead and purchase a new one, was wondering what your thoughts are on the different makes.

I have seen the Husqvarna series that looks good for the price for large format tiles, and was then looking for maybe a montolit for the smaller ceramics.

Cheers
Mark

 

[hillhead]

I've been on the sigma range now for 3 years and love em,
very strong and reliable,even have their big water saw weighing in at 60 kg !!
great cutters

 

[floydyboy]

I got the same problem myself mark after doing a large amount of homework i am torn between 2 , the husky and the rubi ts60+ however the husky does look the b****cks in the videos.Dave carrs recomendation has done it for me but i will wait for the tile showin the London excell to see if the 2 are on show and take it from there, and hopefully a bit of show discount lol
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forgot to say i use a small montolit for the splashbacks

 

[grumpygrouter]

I use a big mopntolit for everything up to 600mm!

Grumpy

 

[Fekin]

I have the Husqvarna TC670 and I think it's a brilliand cutter, though I am looking at replacing my small cutter soon and have no idea what to get really.

 

[floydyboy]

Fekin so u recomend the husky 670 have u used any of the rubi cutters coz the more info i get the better it would be good to know an oppinion from some1 that has used both

 

[Gazzer]

I have tried both but not really used the Husky over a length of time. I found the Husky inferior to a Rubi which i thought was a shame as i was thinking of getting one. I may still get the smaller one for normal tiles but i wouldnt use it on larger stuff. Just my opinion though.

 

[floydyboy]

wat rubi cutter would u recomend sir ramic about the size of the husky

 

[Gazzer]

Personally i would go for the TX700 but this is more £ than the Husky. I feel it would be a better buy over the coming years though.
Just my opinion.

 

[Daz]

I use a Montolit 24 for small ceramic jobs and splashbacks etc. Have used a big Montolit but preferred the Rubi TS-600,so use that for nearly everything, now.

Helped a mate do his floor yesterday and we used my Rubi for 410 x 410 ceramics, he loved it! He's a painter and decorator and said he now wants to buy a Rubi 'cos he enjoyed using it so much - saddo???

 

[Fekin]

Never used a Rubi so I couldn't comment.

 

[chille]

I have a few Rubi's and in all fairness they do a good job day in day out for a very long time, my oldest is 8 years old and the one I use nearly every day so she has cut a lot of tiles and I think it will do another 8 years easy. :hurray:

 

[mick86]

i have just started but thought the sigma was really good big thick bar that will not bend an it has the little circular hole that can be used to knock holes in the tile for pipes useing your pin hammer if you have no power on site

 

[mwss77]

Hi Guys

Thanks for your replies on this - couldn't reply any sooner as my sons mate spilt his drink over the laptop!!!!

Anyway, I am purchasing a montolit 26PB for small format - see Kwiksplit.co.uk for great deals. They are selling for £83.50

if any one knows where they are cheaper, let us know

Cheers
Mark

 

[pjhawthorne]

Bought a Rubi TS600 then realised it was useless for any diagonal that wasn't corner to corner due to fixed breaker (useless for tiling a floor laid out at 45 degs to the wall). Took it straight back and consulted these forums (thank you!!). Then bought a Masterpiuma 63P2, which has been brilliant on 9mm porcelain at all angles and cuts some impressively small slithers cleanly when re-using offcuts.

 

[ross lewiss]

just reading some reviews on what cutter to get and rubi seem popular but how do you cope when you cannot cut corner to corner on a thick piece pf porcelain. would you need another cutter? hope i have made sense?
thanks, ross

 

[Daz]

Hi Ross,

I use a Rubi TR600-S for straight cuts. The only thing I have struggled to get a good straight cut on is fully vitrified tiles, only my wet cutter will go through those suckers.

For internal corners or shapes I use a combination of wet cutter and nippers (ceramic only for nippers).

Hope this helps,
Regards

 

[ross lewiss]

so if i buy a ts70 plus and i need to cut a piece of tile that the breaker wont cut due to the fixed breaker, then i have to use a wet saw? more expense arrgh
i only want to concentrate on ceramic and porcelain because i cant afford to buy all the equipment for the other kind of tiling and i thought a rubi tile cutter would cut any porcelain or so the video clip shows?

 

[Holohana]

so if i buy a ts70 plus and i need to cut a piece of tile that the breaker wont cut due to the fixed breaker, then i have to use a wet saw? more expense arrgh
i only want to concentrate on ceramic and porcelain because i cant afford to buy all the equipment for the other kind of tiling and i thought a rubi tile cutter would cut any porcelain or so the video clip shows?

Then its the Tx or TR range of rubi your after, moveable breaker.

 

[Daz]

My TR600-S doesn't have a fixed breaker so I can make straight cuts anywhere on a tile. Within reason, as it doesn't play nicely when trying to just take a small amount off! But no dry cutter will allow you to do internal corners or shapes unless you want to score with a dry cutter and then nip the sucker out (horrible if trying to do it with porcelain or vitrified!).

 

[ross lewiss]

its says you can do curved cuts on the rubi cutters. how do you do that when the rail is straight?

 

[sWe]

I've tried Rubi cutters, but I didn't really like them. I used Sigmas until fairly recently, when I switched to Montolit, which in my opinion are among the best cutters you can get.

Without really trying, I can cut slivers just a little over 1cm wide, out of 10mm thick 33x33cm (larger than that is rare over here) Porcellanato, which is the densest, hardest grade of porcelain.

 

[ross lewiss]

thanks swe
i am gonna look at montolit. rubi seem to be really big but theres too much choice??? i realise that i wont be able to get away with just one cutter but montolit and sigma and husqvarna seem to narrow the choice down so it makes it easier for a lamen like me. what 2 montolites would you suggest. when i finish my course i will concentrate on kitchens and bathroom and small floors.
thanks, ross

 

[ross lewiss]

if one of the guys who use montolit could take a look at the web site mentioned above kwiksplit.co.uk and have a look at their tile cutters and maybe recommend 2 cutters then that would be a great help. i think the 63cm would be the max i would go to/

 

[sWe]

First you need to decide wether you want a push or a pull cutter. In my experience, pull cutters are faster to work with, but push cutters are easier on the wrist.
My old main cutter was a pull-Sigma, and part of the reason I switched cutter was that it was a bit hard on the wrist. I also wanted something different.
So I went and bought myself a Montolit MasterPiuma 63P2. It covers 90% of my cutting needs. Next time I get a job with lots of small tiles though, I'll get myself a MiniPiuma PB, as the MasterPiuma is a bit bulky and heavy.

 

[ross lewiss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yigAjKmquIY

just found this on youtube and it shows the sigma you mentioned, couldnt find one on montolit but loads about rubi. your right, the pull motion looks the most natural although some people on here say they are difficult to get used to. its a minefield for a learner arrrgh

 

[sWe]

Videos of Montolit's main cutters:

MasterPiuma P2
MasterPiuma T2
MiniPiuma PB
MiniPiuma TB

The pull motion has a more pronounced feeling of control than the push motion imho, but I've used pull cutters for most of the time I've been a tiler, so it's probably just that I'm still more used to pull cutters than I am to push cutters.

The push motion is more ergonomical than the pull motion, as you don't have to twist you wrist.

It's mostly a matter of what you're used to.

 

[ross lewiss]

thanks very much for the video clips swe, thats made the choice alot easier for me. i was swayed by rubi because most people on here use them but i just like the look of the italian cutters.
many thanks, ross

 

[sWe]

You're welcome

 

[poynton phil]

i use a rubi tr-600-s, and think its great

 

[riggers]

ive got a husky , not bad cutters ,i find them to be a bit fiddly to use though and the quality is not as good as rubi.