New Cutter Time - Rubi TP-66-T or Sigma - or Double Rail

[McLovin]

Cutting the last few 50x50 10mm ceramic floor tiles yesterday(terrible homebase tiles). Should have had 4 tiles left over and ended up having none.

Using my rubi TS-60 Plus. I think the breaker has had it and its £100 for a new one so have decided to go cutter shopping. I also have a rubi TX700N. Love how it snaps but can't stand how I need to set the bar for straight cuts. It it takes a knock when Im working in a small area it cuts on the wonk. Not a major thing but its a pain.

Trying to decide on a new cutter. I have only ever used rubi and dual rail cutters. The sigma seems to cut very cleanly and I like the even pressure system. However I can get the rubi cutter for nothing with Topps Tiles reward vouchers.

With the single rails how difficult is the sight line? This is what I love about my current rubi cutters.

It needs to be a push cutter. Pull cutter will feel like starting from scratch.

Lots of sigma types. What do people recommend?

I have seen every video on every cutter on the net. Girlfriend thinks I have an obsession.

Sorry to start the Sigma rubi thing again!

 

[Italy]

great!!!!

 

[LM]

What size cutter are you after?

 

[McLovin]

great!!!!

 

[Andy Allen]

What size cutter are you after?

Thought you were going on holiday?

 

[McLovin]

What size cutter are you after?

Normally work with up to 60 x 60 so 60 plus 72 maybe. The ford transit connect can not handle a beast of a cutter.

 

[Italy]

BCS, this brand, put in other

 

[McLovin]

View attachment 84194BCS, this brand, put in other

Whats BCS?

 

[AndY mac]

I had rubi for years until I was working on a job with sigma die hards years ago seen the results no comparison got on to sigmas 15 years ago took me about three days to get use to single rail. Trust me you'll never go back to rubi. You're speed and quality of work will improve mostly because of the measuring bar. What ever size you decide on get the max handle.

 

[Italy]

Whats BCS?

lawnmower, Brand bcs, is good also for tiles 😉

 

[McLovin]

I had rubi for years until I was working on a job with sigma die hards years ago seen the results no comparison got on to sigmas 15 years ago took me about three days to get use to single rail. Trust me you'll never go back to rubi. You're speed and quality of work will improve mostly because of the measuring bar. What ever size you decide on get the max handle.

What one would recommend mate? I have seen results with the sigma. They look ace!

 

[AndY mac]

The one I use the most is the 3c3m max.

 

[McLovin]

The one I use the most is the 3c3m max.

Thats the one I have been looking at : Sigma 3C3M MAX Professional Tile Cutter 72cm | Buy Sigma Series 3 MAX Tile Cutters Online from Pro Tiler Tools - http://www.protilertools.co.uk/sigma-series-3-max-tile-cutters/35125/sigma-3c3m-max-professional-tile-cutter-72cm

 

[AndY mac]

Do it you won't regret it. And there about half the weight of a rubi to lug around.

 

[McLovin]

Do it you won't regret it. And there about half the weight of a rubi to lug around.

I think I will. Shopping around for one now. Shame they don't come with a case.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Might as well just use your tx pointless buying a ceramic cutter when most tiles porcelain now lol

 

[McLovin]

Might as well just use your tx pointless buying a ceramic cutter when most tiles porcelain now lol

I mostly work with porcelain tiles. Just happened the job that tipped me over the edge for tiles snapping at the end of the cut were ceramic.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Buy tx as cuts everything

 

[McLovin]

Buy tx as cuts everything

I have a TX. Have fallen out of love with it.

 

[AndY mac]

Tx won't touch some textured gres porcelain sigma eats them up. Tried and tested and converted quite a few tilers I've worked with.

 

[McLovin]

Best price I could find was £287.00. Seems decent to me. Think the choice is made. I'll sleep on it and put the order in in the morning.

 

[Flintstone]

I had the exact same dilemma a few weeks ago with my Rubi being tired and the parts Costing £100, I took advice from everyone on here and got a sigma 3c3m Max, which is a push handle. It is 72cm. It's far better at cutting, more power, less breakages, in fact no breakages. Also cuts off smaller cuts. Just takes a bit of getting used to sighting it up with the single rail but once you get that Sussed it's great. I bought a box separate. £50

 

[McLovin]

I had the exact same dilemma a few weeks ago with my Rubi being tired and the parts Costing £100, I took advice from everyone on here and got a sigma 3c3m Max, which is a push handle. It is 72cm. It's far better at cutting, more power, less breakages, in fact no breakages. Also cuts off smaller cuts. Just takes a bit of getting used to sighting it up with the single rail but once you get that Sussed it's great. I bought a box separate. £50

This is the exact reply I was hoping for. I wanted the sigma but wanted someone who was a rubi man to say he had been converted.

 

[AndY mac]

Don't waste time sleeping on it. Was it the wonderstuff that said there's
No other way there's no other way.

 

[Italy]

This is the exact reply I was hoping for. I wanted the sigma but wanted someone who was a rubi man to say he had been converted.

almost all, we have gone from rubi

 

[Old Mod]

Seems to me Rubi need to come read the forum!

 

[McLovin]

Seems to me Rubi need to come read the forum!

Rubi has taken a bashing!!

 

[White Room]

They used to sponsor it once until sigma was being pushed on here.....

 

[Flintstone]

One thing I really like about the sigma is the measuring bar, I've not even been marking the tiles most of the time just measure the gap then put tile in cutter and cut it perfect size

 

[McLovin]

They used to sponsor it once until sigma was being pushed on here.....

On a different note. I picked up the diamond pads your recommended for having smoother cut around a reveal. They work a treat. Thanks for the tip.

 

[One Day]

Rubi can't compete - hence the copycat designs they are now producing.

I reckon I sight my cut up maybe once a day. Rest of the time you simply read the measure bar.
I love my Sigmas and for the record: My 3em fits nicely in my Connect (lwb)