Tile cutter failure

I'm tiling our bathroom, but can't seem to use the tile cutter properly. Is anyone on here good at tiling and can tell me what I'm doing wrong? I bought this - http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Wall+Flo ... m/p/514106 - which is ok for the tiles I'm using acc to the box & the blurb. When I use it tiles either break in a non-straight line near to the score veering off toward the edge (a non-clean break), or they break unevenly across the middle at right angles to the score. Gah.
Is there a technique that I'm missing? Tried single score, running back & forth to make it deeper; no joy. Tiles are 300mm square 8mm thick, with a coarse glaze.
Ta.
Ah - just read the reviews. I think I can see the problem.
Is there a technique that I'm missing? Tried single score, running back & forth to make it deeper; no joy. Tiles are 300mm square 8mm thick, with a coarse glaze.
Ta.
Ah - just read the reviews. I think I can see the problem.
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You could use a wet wheel or an angle grinder but thay are much slower and noisier. Especially the angle grinder, I wouldn't recommend it.
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http://www.screwfix.com/p/vitrex-113402nde-450w-torque-master-tile-saw-240v/60888
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Nothing flash, just a cheap thing from Argos, but it does a very good job.
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Screwfix do one that did the job; only twenty quid but a bit more thought process including breaking along the score with the palms & thumbs not the tool itself and it was a breeze. Bathroom looking good and ready for grouting; OH impressed, so that's a shedload of brownie points accumulated, about to be spent on a 3 day working away trip.
The shards are not too bad - depends what you are cutting. Glazed ceramic tiles can be occasionally tricky but just wear goggles.
I bought a Sealey tile cutter with bath.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-TC180- ... Swwo1Xdmq4
The bigger the wattage, the faster the blade goes and the cleaner the cut is as well as less splintering.
Philistine. They are very good and what man doesn't want to buy toys with motors? :roll:
Angle grinder, chop saw. mitre saw, 18v DeWalt Cordless drill, SDS drill...
If you cutting ceramic tiles then that's all you need. But they don't work for natural stone.
I agree about spending money on pointless gadgets, but not for a one-off smallish en-suite that should see me out.
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Yep, there was definitely some mileage in that but my brain hurts and I couldn't string one together. It's been a long week.