What size of tile cutter to buy?

[colmic]

Hi
I have one more question. I have Monti 63 and going to sell it. Want to move to sigma. Just dont know what size to buy. What size of tiles is mostly used? i know it is stupid question, just don't want to buy a cutter and after some time regret it cause it's short. And don't want to buy the biggest one ( money / manipulation). What would be the best compromise?
Or in other words, if you must have just one cutter, what size would it be?
Thanks for opinions.

 

[Sean Kelly]

Easy question to answer:

SIGMA SERIES 3 C2M MAX TILE CUTTER 74cm.

I only tile upto 60x60 but you need a bigger cutter for diagonal cuts. The only exception to size is a wood effect porcelain tile which normally go upto 100cm for which I have a cheap 1mtr cutter off ebay.

You know yourself what size tile you normally tile with. Good luck with your purchase.

 

[hmtiling]

A 600 tile will be your most common I'd imagine. Whether it be 600x300 or 600x600. I'd get a 700mm cutter as I like having room to play with. I moved to sigma and got a 3c3m which is a great machine.

 

[colmic]

Thanks guys. I'm quite surprised, thought you would recommend something around 90-100

 

[colmic]

And what is the difference between sigma 3c3m and 3c2 (serie3/serie max). I have noticed different handle and what else?

 

[LM]

@colmic
The 3c3m is a push cutter with a cutting length of 725mm.
The 3c2 is a pull cutter with a cutting length of 770mm.
Then there's the 3c2k which is a different type of push cutter with a length of
740mm.

 

[LM]

Your probably better off with a 3c2k to start, you can by interchangeable handles at a later stage, but this is a very versatile machine that can handle almost any tile with ease.

 

[Flintstone]

I got a 3c3m and love it. My old rubi 600 swiftly went on eBay.

 

[Aston]

my choice would be a sigma 3c3
you will cover a lot of scenarios with this cutter and you have the choice of 3 different handles so it should please everybody. (except a rubi user ;0)

 

[colmic]

Why not biger size (90 cm or 100 cm)
If I'm willing to pay for 100 cm size, what disadvantage does it have in comparison to 3C3M (72 cm). Or those 30 cm are useless?

 

[Dumbo]

Just noticed on your profile you are from slovakia it's very possible your requirements for length of Tile cutter could be different to UK but I would get a 700 cutter or a 1000 I would not get a 900 as there are a fair few 1000 tiles around

 

[LM]

There's no disadvantage at all, it's just that the most common formats can be handled with these cutters and they're of a more manageable size, but if your going to the range of 100cm then you'd be better off with a cutter that can handle 120cm as that is also a common size of tile when you step up from 600 territory and my suggestion then would be a 3e3m.

 

[colmic]

Thanks a lot guys. Appreciate it.

 

[Italy]

Why not biger size (90 cm or 100 cm)
If I'm willing to pay for 100 cm size, what disadvantage does it have in comparison to 3C3M (72 cm). Or those 30 cm are useless?

because it is too big and heavy, Use only the 100cm would be physically annoying and cumbersome.
the 100 is ok if you also have the 63 / 65cm, which is the measure most used by me.

 

[Flintstone]

The 3c3m is more than big enough if you had a 1000 cutter it would be too big most of the time and take up half the room

 

[Tile Shop]

When I wanted to buy my first cutter, was advised to get a 1200 sigma to cater for a lot of the larger stuff that is available now. Due to not fitting anything that big just yet and working in tight spaces, I went for the monti 63 (only cuz I couldn't test the sigma and it worked out cheaper) as it will be more manageable on the smaller format projects. But if you get the 1200 and have the room to use it, you're covered for pretty much anything that comes your way.

 

[Italy]

When I wanted to buy my first cutter, was advised to get a 1200 sigma to cater for a lot of the larger stuff that is available now. Due to not fitting anything that big just yet and working in tight spaces, I went for the monti 63 (only cuz I couldn't test the sigma and it worked out cheaper) as it will be more manageable on the smaller format projects. But if you get the 1200 and have the room to use it, you're covered for pretty much anything that comes your way.

paul, you have raised still 1200?
would you have second thoughts.