Jon Weaver wrote in message
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I am about to lay some floor tiles. When I was initially contemplating
this project, I was planning to use the opportunity to buy an 'Water
Cooled Electric Tile Cutter' considering they are only 30-40 quid.

However, the tiler who lives opposite me has said that electric
cutters are only used for 'complex' cuts.. Most tilers will still use
a standard 'hand operated' cutter for "straight cuts".
He's quite right. It's just so much faster, but don't use the type where you
have to move the tile to the jaws to snap it. The ones where you use the
scribing handle to snap the tile are really easy to use, and I'm no pro with
tiling.