Wall Tile Cutter

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    Good morning all,Mrs Woo in her infinite wisdom has decided that she would like some new kitchen wall tiles,so can anyone advise Woo on a good tile cutter to use,do I hire one(electric water reticulating) purchase one,or is there another one that you could recommend:smile: Thank you
     
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    Take a look at the Worx Sonicrafter Woo - not overly expensive for its many talents, but certainly capable of cutting tiles with the right blade

    I bought one a few months ago and it has to be my favourite tool now. Goodness knows how I managed before getting one
     
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      Thanks F/C much appreciated my friend ,I will have a look right now:blue thumb::smile::ThankYou:
       
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        Brilliant find Harry, I'll invest in those. In the past I used an old biro or my finger but unless I spend ages I'm never happy with the final finish. I have been know to take it all off again and start from scratch, lumpy silicon annoys me :)
         
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        Is that Peter Kay doing the commentary :)
         
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          I've got a cheap £30 one from screwfix like Harry linked to. I've had it for several years and it has lasted well and does a good job.

          I also use Dremel tile cutting attachment for any holes (like for pipes):

          http://www.dremeleurope.com/gb/en/wall-tile-cutting-kit-230-ocs-p/
           
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            I'm at work John , so not heard the commentary , as I am undercover browsing !
            I am not a great siliconer, just did a window this weekend and the results were not good . If you try to smooth it with a wet finger , it just spreads...you try and tidy it up and it seems to get worse and worse.
             
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              Good afternoon JWK and HarryS,I will take a look, many thanks for your helpful and friendly comments my friends,they are very much appreciated,as always:smile:
               
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              To a large extent the tool used is dictated by the tile to be cut. What are you going for? Large, small, thick, thin, clay, glass...??
               
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                Good evening Loofah,they will be 6mm thickness,250mm x 200mm,Ceramic,come in packs of 20 in a white box, covers 1.00 square metre ,not frost resistant,interior,all colours,:heehee::blue thumb:;)
                 
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                Most reasonably priced tile cutters will cut through all tiles. When I did my kitchen I bought natural stone tiles (they self clean) but they were hard on the circular blades, blunting them. I think I used two or three blades. I scrounged some of my sons biking ear plugs too as it's so much noisier cutting stone. :)
                 
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                  Good morning Sheal and thank you,I am going to hire an electric water reticulated for a day:ideaIPB::smile:
                   
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                    Overkill for this job by the sounds of it but it's whatever you're most comfortable using. For those tiles a basic one would be fine
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                      Good afternoon Loofah much appreciated my friend for all your input ,I will have a look for something similar to the one above:smile::ThankYou:
                       
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