Flex Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I know, I know, google is my friend but moving house soon and going to be laying ceramic kitchen tiles and laminate flooring. Can anyone recommend a decent motorised saw that that will cope with both materials (probably with a change of blade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Laminate flooring, because of its hard top surface tends to eat saw blades. We tend to use a good jigsaw and blades for laminates that have teeth that cut on the downstroke. As regards tiles, cutting more than a few with anything but a wet cutter will produce lots of dust. Hope this helps, I'm sure others will contribute more. Edited August 1, 2015 by leonk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I would just use a plain old dry tile cutter and a tile blade in a grinder for anything but straight cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 I would just use a plain old dry tile cutter and a tile blade in a grinder for anything but straight cuts. Fair ebough, just big ass tiles though and wanted to make a good job if it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth29 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I've hired tile saws couple of times before - they have a diamond tipped disc that runs in a water bath and do the job very well. you dont need to hire for very long if you leave all the cut tile til the end. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 As above, hire a decent cutter, wet or dry If they are ceramic i personally would not worry about wet cut though, porcelain or natural stone would be a different story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 As above but if you have a small angle grinder with a diamond blade you could use for both, but you can't bet the wet tile cutters you can buy in any d.i.y store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 I bought a Dewalt set expensive but it's the dogs and has saved me a fortunate in fitting costs. Can't rate the kit highly enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 You did well to buy decent quality, always worth the extra expense imo. Buying cheap is a bad investment. Bought a cheap plaster stirrer attachment for an SDS drill which lasted about 5 minutes. Ended up buying a german manufactured plaster stirrer inc motor. Absolutely brilliant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 You did well to buy decent quality, always worth the extra expense imo. Buying cheap is a bad investment. Bought a cheap plaster stirrer attachment for an SDS drill which lasted about 5 minutes. Ended up buying a german manufactured plaster stirrer inc motor. Absolutely brilliant! Proably the best purchase I've ever made. Absolutely love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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