Rubi ts 60 struggling with glazed porcelain!

[Skinbob]

I have a Rubi ts 60 tile cutter, which i generally get on really well with. But today was unable to cut 10mm glazed porcelain (450x450) tiles with it. It didnt matter if i used my 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 18mm cutting wheel. I had to resort to using the wet saw, which is a pain having to go outside everytime i need to do a cut!

I cant see how i could be doing anything wrong, so is it just that the ts60 is not up to cutting/breaking these tiles.

Anyone else had a similar prob?

 

[White Room]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Maybe time to upgrade your cutter, I found the ts good for ceramics but some of porcelain are getting tougher to snap.

 

[Skinbob]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Thanks,I thought that might be the case to be fair.

What would be your recommendation?

 

[White Room]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Mmmmmmmmm Sigma:hurray:

 

[judge]

Re: Rubi ts 60 struggling with gazed porcelain!

Sigma all the way !!! Rubi ts spends most its time in the van these days..

 

[Peter]

It's just an inferior cutter.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

I have a Rubi ts 60 tile cutter, which i generally get on really well with. But today was unable to cut 10mm glazed porcelain (450x450) tiles with it. It didnt matter if i used my 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 18mm cutting wheel. I had to resort to using the wet saw, which is a pain having to go outside everytime i need to do a cut!

I cant see how i could be doing anything wrong, so is it just that the ts60 is not up to cutting/breaking these tiles.

Anyone else had a similar prob?

did you try tapping them on the back with a pin hammer after scribing

 

[Protilers]

Scribe the tiles..... move the scribe to the edge of the bed....stand on he tile and on the scribed half and snap with your feet.........simples

 

[steve187]

For a cheap cutter a 'big clinker' will do the job, for a rubi you need to upgrade to a tx range. i'm a ts man and i don't know why they still sell them in the larger sizes they just aint up to the job.

 

[cam_low]

the tile isnt a white or black from topps by any chance is it ?