I'd second the recommendation for the score-and-snap cutters, in
particular
(in the DIY range and B&Q shelf availability) the Plasplug (bah!)
Contractor
version, with the single action score-and-snap (rather than the cheaper
version where you score, then reposition the tile to snap). I use this
for
95% of all cuts, a lot quicker and cleaner that the diamon-disc cutters,
but
for that last 5% of "awkward" cuts (e.g. concave angles or nibbling arcs
etc.) then the diamond cutters come into their own. For £20 for the
Contracter cutter, I'd suggest it's not a case of which of the tools is
better, rather, both of the tools will help in their own way.


Ive got both. I tend to use teh diamind wheel excelusively, because it
can shave thous off a tile edge, and do the awkward stuf, and it is
really no bother. With te guard down it doesn't spalch much: I wear
glasses anyway these days, and a quick wipe is necessary doing alomost
any work.

Yes, your get wet. So what?


I'll agree that the disks are very good at what they do, but a decent
score-and-snap?, I've found them quicker and neater (certainly against hard
floor tiles); Oh, and you stay dry g (To drag the argument on, with the
floor tiles I had there was some obvious wear on the disc after a few cuts,
so the scribe-and-snap would be a lot cheaper to run over time).

I have to admit I'm impressed with both - there's the old rule of thumb of
buying 10% more tiles than you need to accomodate breakages; the only tile
I've even broken was trying a rather optimistic 1/4" shave off one tile
using a score-and-snap. Went through a myriad of tile cutting tools after
that with no luck (all the hand-help/jigsaw tile saws are crap on a hard
tile), until finding the diamond-disc cutter. Never looked back.

Regards