Skirting tile cutting on a Sigma

[Jeff the tiler]

Just had a load of 60 x 30 150mm skirting to cut (and its probably me) and can only say it is the first down side to my Sigma, but can not seem to get a exact match using the Swivel measurement bar along with the square attachment. I have had to mark every tile to get straight matching cut as each tile i tried to cut in half using the guide an square seem to differ. Any suggestions or are you finding the same.

 

[DHTiling]

Not had that problem myself cutting skirts.

Are you using the guard site cut or the opposite , could be tile sizing.

If not then is the guard moving ?

 

[peteablard]

Just had a load of 60 x 30 150mm skirting to cut (and its probably me) and can only say it is the first down side to my Sigma, but can not seem to get a exact match using the Swivel measurement bar along with the square attachment. I have had to mark every tile to get straight matching cut as each tile i tried to cut in half using the guide an square seem to differ. Any suggestions or are you finding the same.

You could buy a Rubi:sofahide:

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Dave agree with comments, just have had to mark top and bottom of each tile to get a half cut which was good. Maybe the measuring guard out slightly is the only thing i could put it down to as the 0 point is not 100% precise though kept try to adjust slightly but it could also be as the square is only short there could be slight movement when scribing as I have the push version hence the post to see if anyone has had the same.

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Pete actually considered buy a ts60plus as like the fixed squareness of the measuring bar but can not afford another cutter purely based on skirting tiles

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Dave when you say square guard side are you saying RHS or LHS when looking down at the cutter with the measuring guide nearest to you as it is a push scribe 3CM. I have had the square on the RHS. This could be where i am going wrong?

 

[DHTiling]

Dave when you say square guard side are you saying RHS or LHS when looking down at the cutter with the measuring guide nearest to you as it is a push scribe 3CM. I have had the square on the RHS. This could be where i am going wrong?

Rhs for me as well ,

 

[charlie1]

Jeff, you need to calibrate your sigma if its new, they don't come exactly square. There is a bolt on left (Alan key) for fine calibration, once set to square in the 90 deg position then lock in place

 

[Sigma UK]

They should all come fully calibrated and not really had any that are out of line?. Simple fix though as above what charlie said.

 

[Gazzer]

Never had any of mine new ones need calibrating although I have checked and when I refurbed 2 of mine i did reset them.