Wet Cutters on Site

[Leatherface]

Eeerm
still think it is a bit mental cutting straight cuts on a wet cutter that could be done with a rail cutter !:dizzy2::dizzy2::dizzy2:

 

[doug boardley]

marble should be cut on a wet saw though, but I agree that if straight cuts can be done on a dry cutter why bother with a wet one

 

[Grace'sDad]

My montolit brooklyn bridge saw with a good quality montolit porcelain blade can cut through 750mm of porcelain in about 40 seconds.
(I use about 4 quick passes of varying depths, rather than one slow pass which can lead to a breakage)

I just finished a job last week and had to wet cut them all.
I think some high-grade porcelain is just too brittle to dry cut cleanly.

 

[Leatherface]

My montolit brooklyn bridge saw with a good quality montolit porcelain blade can cut through 750mm of porcelain in about 40 seconds.
(I use about 4 quick passes of varying depths, rather than one slow pass which can lead to a breakage)

I just finished a job last week and had to wet cut them all.
I think some high-grade porcelain is just too brittle to dry cut cleanly.

Hi,
point for debate !!
Time spent cutting, time spent going outside to use wet saw, cost of replacement blade ?
Rail cutter : Any slightly ragged cuts can be easily finished off with a rubbing stone !

Each to their own, not saying right or wrong ! :yes:

 

[Grace'sDad]

Hi,
point for debate !!
Time spent cutting, time spent going outside to use wet saw, cost of replacement blade ?
Rail cutter : Any slightly ragged cuts can be easily finished off with a rubbing stone !

Each to their own, not saying right or wrong ! :yes:

All fair points except mine weren't raggedy cuts! They were blinkin' awful fractures and at £27 per tile I couldn't afford to risk many. I've only ever come up against 2 porc tiles I couldn't dry cut and both were Italian Porcelanato and from the same supplier.
Dry cut every time if you can.

 

[Grace'sDad]

Talkin' of breaking badly - it took me ages to figure out how to get a clean break on my new Monty with diagonal cuts. I seriously thought there was something up with the cutter! Technique is everything but I'm convinced that some tiles just won't break cleanly with anything.

 

[faceman]

I am on my second 650W plasplugs wet saw now and will buy another if this one dies. With a marcrist blade these will could almost anything and do it quickly enough. I thought about investing in a massive wet saw but it's not neccessary. These little cheap ones cut almost any size and any tile so what more could you want.

 

[doug boardley]

when I've used a saw with a marcrist blade i find it tends to chip the glaze more than a rubi cpc blade (porcelain)

 

[Leatherface]

when I've used a saw with a marcrist blade i find it tends to chip the glaze more than a rubi cpc blade (porcelain)

Aye to that !

Nothing better than a RUBI CPC blade for porcelain, perfect edges every time.
Not cheap though for a 300mm blade.