which tile cutter

[drab]

Any recommendations for a tile cutter?

Needs to work on porcelain floor tiles, budget £30 - £40

[andy43]

Porcelain is the toughest material to try and grind/cut with a wheel.
For a score and snap type cutter, I have a Rubi that is very good, but not sure what I paid for it.
A wheel type for £40 on porcelain floor tiles may be very very slow going - I'd use a diamond cutting wheel on a 4" grinder for the tricky bits combined with a score and snap cutter personally. But I'm not a tiler

[anonymous-user]

In my experience as long as you keep the ridge which you do the snapping on clear of debris, then it doesn't really make a difference how much you spend. Cutting wheel material is important for longevity and ease of use.

[Simpo Two]

I bought a Plasplugs Tile Cutter to slice up loads of travertine for a bathroom. It worked very well and the water cooling/lubrication keeps the work cool and stops dust. Half the table tilts up for angled cuts too. It's discontinued now but search for something similar:

http://www.powertooldirect.co.uk/plasplug_dww100_2...

[C0ffin D0dger]

I've got one of these: http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb337tcb-750w-t...

I bought it for doing the splash backs in our utility and downstairs toilet with small (10cm x 10cm) porcelain tiles which were also textured so the score and cut type cutter wouldn't have worked. On those it was like a hot knife through butter. Be warned though, use it outside as the water goes everywhere.

Sure I paid about £50-£60 for mine but the price seems to have gone up a bit.

[B17NNS]

I've got this.

http://m.screwfix.com/pr-gallery.htm?id=29758#imgg...

Copes well with very thick porcelain.

For other cuts I use a wet diamond saw. A diamond blade in a small grinder also works but isn't as accurate.

[drab]

thanks chaps

i went for a Vitrex 10 jobbie, looks solid enough for what it is. It only needs to cut maybe 20 tiles so should manage...

[Greendubber]

These are good value....


http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb336tcb-500w-til...

It coped with me tiling the ensuite doing big cuts (600 x 300 tiles) and once I'd put a diamond wheel in there it did a good job on our porcelain floor tiles in the dining room.

Cant really go wrong for sub 40 quid.

[drab]

Cheers, if the snapper type one doesn't deal with the tiles I'll give that a go.

Are there any beginner tiling guides floating around? It's just a garage floor which won't ever have a car in it in all likelihood, but still needs to be pretty hard wearing.