Vitrex 103402NDE Torque Master Power Tile Cutter Diamond Wet Tile Saw 240v

Harassed and harangued, I wanted it really, into putting in a tile splashback at home I decided I would have a go myself so invested in a tile cutter to aid cutting some plain white Metro Tiles. Vitrex seems to be the go to brand for all tiling accessories, it's the prominent brand at the local DIY giants plus there aren't many options for the non pro have a go bodge jobber like myself, so I picked one of these up. The Good - Its fairly easy to set up, clunk click a couple of parts together, a screw for the guard, install the blade inside the box, all less than ten minutes to get up and running. The measure handles move fairly easily once on place enabling you to line up your tile. It's a waterproofed push button start and stop, the blade quickly whirs its way to full speed and away you go. As said I used this for metro tiles which are quite small and only 6mm thick. I'm not sure how larger tiles would go but for what I needed this little machine was superb. How many hours saved versus a manual cutter I am not sure of but it's a lot, an awful lot. The could be better - One grumble I had when using was that the numbers for lining up the cutting guide were extremely hard to see, there are a black indent on black plastic. One of my photos shows the numbers once I had cut a few tiles, the wet clay has gotten into the idents making it much easier to read. If there was something to say this could be improved it would be improve visibility on the guide numbers Vitrex!! Some look outs if you do pick one up I found handy - Masking tape is your mate, tape the cut line to reduce the risk of lopping off the edges and nibbling the ends of tiles. Wear Googles and have a second pair you can swap out with out having to stop a cut to clean the muck off your Googles. Ear defenders are handy, it's noisy, especially if you are crouched over it with one eye closed because of wet tile clay. Have some towels, some sheets, a wet suit, snorkel.. It makes a mess, a lot of mess even with the guard down. You can do some tricky cuts by removing the guard but I would watch some YouTube instruction videos first! Let the blade do the work, you don't have to force it. Cleaning this unit is a pain, there's no getting away from it, i would say clean it at the end of each day you use it, don't leave it overnight, it's just going to make it harder. Set 30 minutes aside to clean it properly and it will last a lot longer. Dry the blade, it rusts very quickly. Probably invest in another blade depending on how many cuts you are planning to do. Overall this is a really good piece of kit that's extremely good value for money, if I only got one job out of it I'd have been happy but am sure it has a couple more reasonable sized jobs in it too. It's also a surprising amount of fun! Five Stars.

For the price this is a great little machine. I was wondering how it would handle large my format ceramic tiles at 90cm x 30cm, but once I got the hang of it I was fine. I made a supporting base around the tile cutter and placed it on the garage floor. Couple of things I noted: 1) I never bothered with the guide as its too small and flimsy, I just drew the lines on the tiles and followed the cut line by hand. Pretty neat but I always cut from both ends so that I didn't end up with chipped corners 2) the guard housing is no good as I could not follow the line I drew with the water swishing inside the housing so I lifted it up and wore an old anorak to handle the spray from the cutter. 3) needs leaning out regularly with a hose to remove the tile paste in the water reservoir. Overall very good for the price and its has allowed my to complete 3 significant tiling jobs.

I bought this model for a one off bathroom tiling job, and I am very pleased with it. It easily managed the 450 x 300 x 8mm tiles I was cutting. I have seen some people commenting on how you have to fill the water reservoir frequently, well there is a way around that. I have got better at cutting the tiles the more I used it, and learnt a few things. I found the following may be worth passing on. Don’t press down too hard this makes feeding the tile through more difficult. When you cut the tiles after you have done a few the tile dust and small pieces of glaze tend to lay on the top of the cutter and this can cause the tiles to grip when you push them through. Therefore I had a hose handy, I guess a watering can would do the same, and swilled the grit off the top. This did two things. 1) Kept the top free of grit and the tiles fed through more easily, and 2) the water I used to do this found its way into the reservoir and so I didn’t need to keep checking and filling it. I found it is beneficial to de-sludge the reservoir after you have been using the cutter for a few hours otherwise the tile dust tends to thicken the water and it doesn’t throw on to the blade as well as it should. Great little unit, well worth the money. If I had any complaint it was that the guide is a bit flimsy, but as long as your careful it will do the job.

Amazing results with this little machine. It is a small diy level tile cutter, easy to set up and use. Pros: - Much more accurate than an angle grinder. Also less messy and virtually no dust. - easy to use - has an handy adjustable guide for repeated cuts Cons: - The disc and disc holder is not 100% straight. This produces vibrations and some imperfections while cutting. - the water reservoir can be tricky to open and close because the tile dust blocks the moving parts. Overall excellent value for money, for what I paid I'm surprised of the results. I have done over 100 cuts so far and it's been fine. I used it for porcelain and also 8mm marble no problems, just go very slowly and keep aligned. See photos attached for the results of the cuts. Remember this is a diy machine you are buying, at an excellent price. Do not expect a professional tile cutter, for that you have to budget an entirely different sum.

My front door step had sunk and shattered. I was thinking of having this retiled professionally but thought I'd give it a go. It has to be said that I am no DIY man and was terrified of getting down to it. One of my big fears apart from re-levelling the shattered concrete of the step was how to cut the tiles. This little unit is really easy to use. It's precise and easy to operate even for a weedy chap like me. I even managed to cut an "L" shaped piece - something that I could never have contemplated before I used this. One or two points. The water can go everywhere so use a RCD device on your plug even if your home already has these. The guide is the weakest point as it tends to flap about against a weight tile - even my quarry tiles can cause it to bend a bit when you are clinging on. I therefore shaped a piece of wood and set this in the "U" shape of the guide. This simply sits there but provides a lot more stiffness and keeps everything straight and tight even when using weighty tiles. The quarry tiles left a lot of clay like sludge in the reservoir of the unit. Clean it as soon as you are finished and I found flushing it out with a watering can several times made the job easier. I think the base of the water reservoir should be detachable a bit like an upside down plastic sealable food container. Removing the 'lid' in this way after use would make for a much easier clean up and would allow you to get rid of the sludge quickly. It's vital that the blade goes in the right way round. The instructions can be a bit confusing so simply follow the arrow on top of the clear blade shield and apply the blade to the spindle accordingly. Ok, professional job it is not but it looks a lot better than when I started and the cuts are neat straight and true which is half the battle and certainly not bad for a first attempt. Highly recommended.

Ok. This works. But there are a few things to note: It’s lightweight. So if you want to cut 600mm square porcelain tiles - probably should look elsewhere. The instructions say for indoor use only. This machine sprays water to keep the blade cool. It also has an overflow system that’s rudimentary to say the least. So if you’re fine with water water everywhere - use this indoors - you’ve been warned. I used this to cut 1200mm x 200m ceramic tiles. I found it did a pretty good job. The plastic guide locks tight enough to control the glide of the tile - so cutting them in half lengthways was fine. I then had to cut mitres. This was trickier. The tiles are quite heavy and guiding them along at 45 degrees was tricky. The results can be good but you’d really need two people to make sure. I also had to use a diamond sanding block to smooth the edges after - as for mitres getting a clean edge is tricky on this machine. One other thing. I was cutting ceramic tiles. What they don’t tell you is the water reservoir fills with the sludge that is formed from the ceramic dust mingling in the water. This sets in to a semi-hard clay and you will find you spend a good half hour trying to clean the machine after. Another reason not to use this indoors. So if you’re doing small tile jobs this is fine. The instructions state to use indoors. I’d say only if you’re fine with water and mess everywhere.

This is the first tile saw I have ever used. I read a lot of reviews and decided on this one, although I was concerned over the quality of the item being as there are more expensive saws out there. I needn’t have worried! The saw is brilliant and handles tiles with ease. The motor is very loud so I would recommend ear protection but the noise comes from the more efficient type of motor that has been used. The saw cuts mitres at 45 and 22.5 degrees and has a scale in cm and inches to easily cut to the correct size. There is an extension for when larger tiles are being cut and a cutting guide to ensure straight cuts. The blade is ridiculously easy to change and the whole saw is very quickly and easily set up and adjusted. As a complete tiling novice I can honestly say that this tile saw is worth its weight in gold. I went from dreading tiling my bathroom to enjoying it and even looking forward to doing the same in the kitchen!

This review is after I've finished tiling my bathroom, which took 2 days (had to go back for more tiles!). This cutter is great value for money but it almost destroyed itself as the nut loosened itself off and dropped slightly cutting the plastic base but not all the way through. Key points: 1. VERY IMPORTANT: You need to make sure that you tighten the nut (that holds the blade to the shaft) very tight! I actually got a spring washer and put this under the nut. I did tighten it initially but the vibration of cutting the tiles backed the nut off, the blade dropped, started cutting into the plastic base and started shaking. Turned off the power and luckily no serious damage. 2. The water should be filled so the blade just touches the water, about 1mm and no more. If it is more, you'll get soaked even using the guard. 3. Bear in mind that ceramic tiles create a lot of clay dust when being cut and this will settle in the water bath and go hard. You'll probably have to scrape this out after the job is finished. Makes quite a lot of mess. 4. I would use a work bench to hold the cutter as on a normal table it moves a lot. I put a protective sheet under the workbench to protect the carpet (or whatever your floor is made of in the room). I then clamped the cutter using the workbench and had no problems. If it moves, your cut wont be straight. 5. I suggest using a dust mask. Even with a window open, as the tiles are cut they produce a lot of dust. Do these things and the job will go well. One more point, if you are cutting tiles of 300mm x 300mm or bigger, you'll need the table extension pieces. 4 stars not 5 as I've only don't one job with it. Conclusion: Great value for money and does the job :)

Der Fliesenschneider kam aus England, was natürlich nirgendwo geschrieben stand. Ergo war auch ein Gerätestecker verbaut, den man in Deutschland nicht benutzen kann. Also Stecker abschneiden und durch einen Schuko Stecker ersetzen. Dafür einen Stern Abzug! Den zweiten Minusstern gibt es dafür, das die Trennscheibe schon nach einmaliger Benutzung zu rosten anfängt! Das Gerät ist komplett aus Plastik und macht insgesamt keinen vertrauenserweckenden Eindruck, aber für den Preis okay. Es rostet wenigstens nicht. Auch die Motorgeäusche, die das Teil nach etwa insgesamt einer Stunde Fliesen schneiden von sich gibt, lassen keine lange Lebensdauer erwarten. Die Anschläge sind etwas fummelig einzustellen und auch aus Plastik. Alles in Allem würde ich mir das nächste Mal ein höher wertigeres Gerät kaufen

Il a l'avantage d'être petit donc peu encombrant. A condition de l'utiliser correctement (on accompagne le carreau, on ne le pousse pas de façon excessive), coupe très bien et de façon précise. Je l'ai utilisé pour couper des carreaux en grès, pas de problème. Un bémol cependant : livré avec une prise au format anglais. J'ai du acheter un adaptateur, ce qui augmente le prix.... Faites vos compte....

Bargain!

Bonjour, loin d'un coupe carrelage professionnel, puisqu'il fait un peu gadget Mais il fait son boulot. J'ai coupé des carreaux de 60 par 60 en grès émaillée. Il faut y aller très doucement mais c'est impeccable!

Good as price, make from plastic so it light weight also easy to break, my break after few time cut as 45 degree angle otherwise is good product