New blog about tile cutters...in german language!

Hi guys! Checking the statistics of my blog I saw that there are many german tilers interested in my posts and in general on tiling tools. Actually I don't know if you know but I found now a very interesting blog in german language, for sure more useful than my blog (for german tilers of course :-)
This is the address: www.derfliesenschneider.de
This blog is similar to my blog, full of video and pictures.
In this moment I saw that it is focused on Montolit tiling tools but I'm sure that in the future the "administrator" will add some useful information.

Tile cutter with laser guide? Is it a good tools?

Hi, I just spent some money to purchase a manual tile cutter with laser guide. It was fantastic to see it inside the onlineshop but when I received it I was surpriced. The laser is only a gadget because it isn't necessary and it is not exact!!! I spent 250,00 euro for big tile cutter...I think that I'll try to sell it on ebay in the next days.
I'll buy a push tile cutter that I saw in California online shop. The new Montolit 93P2 with reinforced bar. Simply but professional and durable ...for life :-)
Some friend of mine are suggesting me to buy push tile cutter but I'l afraid to have body problems using a push tile cutter. I know many tilers with serious problems on wrist due to the use of pull tile cutter. Let's see. Ok for pushing :-) everytime

Tile cutters. The best price or the best quality?

Hi, for sure for me this is a stupid question! But unfortunately every week some of my colleague ask me this question. Where can I find a cheaper tile cutter or a cheaper tiling tool?
My answer is a question. Are you a professional tile layer or a DIY lower? If you are professional why do you want a chinese tiling tools that works for some days and after it is ready to put on the garbage? 30 USD for a 63 cm tile cutters unable to cut very hard porcelain tiles. A cheaper tile cutter able to cut only 100 m of soft tiles...and after?? after you have to buy another one and another one...spending in total more than a new professional tile cutters with life time warranty!

Testing different type of tiles.

Hi, in the last two years I had tha opportunity to lay many brand of italian tiles.
What can I say about italian tiles? For sure some years ago the quality of the italian tiles was better. Now it is possible to find italian tiles with not so good quality...medium quality. I don't know the reason of this decrease of quality but it exists!
By the way, cutting these tiles I discovered that Marazzi, Graniti Fiandre, Cotto D'Este tiles continue to be very good. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the other small brand. if you want to lay perfect tile I personallu suggest Cotto D'Este but it is my personal suggestion. If you buy no branded or chines or wrost spanish tiles you will have the great risk to lay something not good. Especially spanish tiles decreased a lot their quality. Some months ago I'was laying a big house. The owner was an Spanish man. He asked (imposed) me to lay spanish tiles. Unfortunately after some day of work we (I and the owner of this house) discovered that the surface of these tiles absorbed humidity! We had to put in the garbage these tiles and buy Marazzi Tiles for a US dealer of Marazzi. It was a bad but useful experience.

Which is The best tile cutter in the USA?

Hey! this is a very hard question.
Unfortunately there aren't professional "Made in USA" tile cutters. The real challange is between the italian tile cutters Montolit, Sigma, Siri, Raimondi etc.
In my opinion Sigma is very good, a very solid professional tile cutter but I don't like pull tile cutters because they created me problems with my wrist in in the past!
Montolit, you know, is a very tool, full of useful optionals to cut every kind of tiles, also the 14 mm tiles (gres).
Siri is also professional but too complex for me. I need simply tools.
Raimondi has a good tile cutter but Raimondi doesn't produce them.
What is your idea? Which tile cutter is the best in the USA?
I'll be waiting for your comments.

Not only tile cutters...what about the drilling tools?

Hi guys! The market is really crazy. As professional tiler I make a large number of holes in tiles. In the beginning of my job I started using DIY core bits, because my idea was to save money purchasing chinese or other cheaper tools. I was young and I was stupid :-)
During my job I understood that these cheaper drilling tools work for 3 or 5 holes maximum. After that holes I had to purchase another core bits with also a great risk to break the tile.
Due to this experience, I decided to spend more money to buy professional core bits and the results was good. 50 or more holes in very hard gres porcelain with a single tools, no one problem with the tile. Obviousy I made my calculation in order to save my money:

to make 50 holes with cheaper core bits I need 10 x 5$ core bits - total amount 50 USD
to make 50 holes with professional core bits I need 1 x 24$ core bits - total amount 24 USD!!!!

I'm now using only professional core bits Bosch, Hilti, Montolit or other brands but for sure top quality brands because I want to make a good job and for sure to save my money.

Now when I see my joung colleagues start to work with that tools I laugh...they will learn alone with time that chinese tools in reality aren't cheaper tools... it is necessary to make a complete calculation in order to understand the real total cost...

Incredible wet saw from Italy

Hi, I saw in the Montolit blog the new electric tile cutters named "Tornado". Looking for the videos for me it is very good, especially the cutting finishing. There is a dedicated video that shows the cutting finishing that you can obtain with this new wet saw with mounted a professional blade. This wet saw is similar to Dewalt wet saw but with many additional functions and above all a lot of quality. I'll buy one of this tornado asap and I'll show you some results. I hope :-) bye