Tile cutting/cutter

wannabecraig

So in 3 in the middle of tiling the kitchen wall. Was planning on using a friends electric cutter for the tiles around sockets, just get a call to say he can't find it... What is my best option? I currently have a standard cutter where you score the tile and tap it to snap the tile.while it's a very good cutter, no cheap, I can't see how I can cut socket shape prices out. Tiles are 10cm x 30cm and I don't need to cut holes out in the centre, just from the edge in.

Advise welcome

5T3PH3N

Small grinder and tile blade. You can get perfect cuts if you go steady. Wear safety glasses because tile can chip easily.

dense

wannabecraig wrote: »

So in 3 in the middle of tiling the kitchen wall. Was planning on using a friends electric cutter for the tiles around sockets, just get a call to say he can't find it... What is my best option? I currently have a standard cutter where you score the tile and tap it to snap the tile.while it's a very good cutter, no cheap, I can't see how I can cut socket shape prices out. Tiles are 10cm x 30cm and I don't need to cut holes out in the centre, just from the edge in.

Advise welcome

Hire one? Any place open?

wannabecraig

5T3PH3N wrote: »

Small grinder and tile blade. You can get perfect cuts if you go steady. Wear safety glasses because tile can chip easily.

Can I use a drill? I have to, one that I basically use for screwing, not very powerful and one I use for serious stuff, a plug in job.

listermint

No it will come out ****e,

Hire one and dont cut corners (really excuse the pun) or you will be unhappy with the results.

wannabecraig

dense wrote: »

Hire one? Any place open?

The ones in woddies/screwfix are only 50 odd quid, I can float that if they're worth it?
https://www.woodies.ie/torque-master-power-tile-cutter-1008071

wannabecraig

listermint wrote: »

No it will come out ****e,

Hire one and dont cut corners (really excuse the pun) or you will be unhappy with the results.

Thanks, and pun in pretty great. See above and let me know if you think that cutter is ok.

listermint

theyre grand for the job, depending on tile thickness. can offload it afterwards on adverts.

wannabecraig

https://www.ie.screwfix.com/titan-ttb336tcb-500w-tile-cutter-230v.html

Also seems to have good reviews. Not sure which is best, happy with recommendations.

Ardent

Any job is easy if you have the right tools. Save yourself a lot of time and hassle, avoid the cheapo cutters in DIY stores, and hire out a proper one.

listermint

Ardent wrote: »

Any job is easy if you have the right tools. Save yourself a lot of time and hassle, avoid the cheapo cutters in DIY stores, and hire out a proper one.

its a small job, it would be cheaper to use the one he linked it will work fine and he can sell it afterwards or keep it. If it was a large multi room job then thats a different story

wannabecraig

Ardent wrote: »

Any job is easy if you have the right tools. Save yourself a lot of time and hassle, avoid the cheapo cutters in DIY stores, and hire out a proper one.

I honestly need to cut three fairly thin tiles, if it doesn't work I can just return it.

But I do appreciate your advice. If I was doing a large/bigger job with think floor tiles etc I'd defo hire one out.

Purgative

wannabecraig wrote: »

The ones in woddies/screwfix are only 50 odd quid, I can float that if they're worth it?
https://www.woodies.ie/torque-master-power-tile-cutter-1008071

Picked up when of these when I had a little tiling job in October. Did the job grand - of course I still manged to fire them up the wall like an Orangutan with diarrhea.

wannabecraig

TBh it was perfect, cant believe how easy it is. Could not have asked for better from a handy little tool.

I also don't think tiling is my hidden calling as I also cannot put tiles up correctly!

Thanks for all of the advice.