Sigma Setup - Tile Advice

[David Rowell]

Hi all,

So Ive getting myself a sigma cutter which cuts upto 725mm. Im having massive trouble with it and im not getting on with it at all like.

My question is how do you go about setting the thing up ie to get consistant cuts? Im at the point where when im going to snap the tile ive got no trust in it.

Any help fellas that would be much appreciated

Dave

 

[White Room]

Your measuring bar should have another sliding bar that can be screwed tight to do consistent cuts.

 

[Italy]

did you read the instruction booklet attached?

 

[Italy]

http://www.sigmaitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/istruzioni-2015a-A5-40-88.pdf

 

[David Rowell]

Your measuring bar should have another sliding bar that can be screwed tight to do consistent cuts.

Ive got that whitemeam, but i mean in the quality of the cuts and also they snap alot? Doing my head in lol

 

[David Rowell]

did you read the instruction booklet attached?

I would of loved too however the mrs threw it in the bin when a was at work

 

[David Rowell]

http://www.sigmaitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/istruzioni-2015a-A5-40-88.pdf

Your a star mate thanks very much Top man

 

[White Room]

Ive got that whitemeam, but i mean in the quality of the cuts and also they snap alot? Doing my head in lol

What tiles are you cutting...

 

[David Rowell]

What tiles are you cutting...

They are like a rough ish face and are 8mm. Is it normal to have to run the scoring wheel over a few times?

 

[David Rowell]

What tiles are you cutting...

If you were to change from cutting say 8mm to 15mm mate how would you set the bar up? ive just watched nearly 20videoa on youtube and none of them explain this

 

[White Room]

They are like a rough ish face and are 8mm. Is it normal to have to run the scoring wheel over a few times?

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They look porcelain and depends the grade of the tile, you have the adjustment with the bar higher and lower.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl0nAB2_xRQ

 

[David Rowell]

Where do you put the snapping arm normally whitebeam? About 50mm in from the fence?

 

[White Room]

Where do you put the snapping arm normally whitebeam? About 50mm in from the fence?

I do about 25-50mm, I changed my handle round to cut towards the measuring bar...just works better for me.

 

[JMC tiling]

I have a Sigma also that cuts upto 900mm and find it an excellent bit of kit, that being said it has not been without a few issues. Here's what I have found: sometimes it is possible to actually overscore the tile and maybe creating/finding a weak spot in the tile and so causing it to break at an un-wanted point, try and use a lighter score on certain tiles.
Adjusting the bar helps if struggling to cut certain tiles or if they are breaking at the incorrect point, have a play about with it using a few offcuts and see what works.
Practice practice practice!!! after years of using a Rubi it felt very strange then using the sigma and i'd say it took me a good few jobs to get used to it and learn its limitations, strengths weaknesses.
Tiles with a rough/textured surface can be awkward to cut using this type of cutter as the score is not going to be consistant along the tile so assess if the tile can actually be cut this way.
Finally, there has been 2 occasions when the porcelain tiles I was supplied wth just would not cut correctly on the sigma, most likely because they were cheap foreign rubbish that has been overbaked and too brittle. If this happens, get the trusty dewalt 2400 out and impress everyone!

stick with it mate, I have never regretted switching to my Sigma!

 

[JMC tiling]

I really should have checked my spelling before posting that!!