Hello All

My tiler is having some problems cutting out a square in a 60x40
Travertine tile. This will fit around the thermostatic mixer. He
decided to just notch a rectangle out and fixed it after fixing the
main piece which I am not happy with as it doesn't look right.
Does anyone have any bright ideas on the easiest way to do this?
something I can suggest he trys. I'm assuming he has a normal electric
tile cutting machine, he mentioned something about the guard being in
the way. Apart from that the jobs a good 'un and the mosaics on the
floor look awesome so I dont want to ask him to get his coat just yet


TIA

Cheers

Richard

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Hello All

My tiler is having some problems cutting out a square in a 60x40
Travertine tile. This will fit around the thermostatic mixer. He
decided to just notch a rectangle out and fixed it after fixing the
main piece which I am not happy with as it doesn't look right.

That's the normal method of doing it.

Does anyone have any bright ideas on the easiest way to do this?
something I can suggest he trys. I'm assuming he has a normal electric
tile cutting machine, he mentioned something about the guard being in
the way.

You can't really do a plunge cut with a tile cutter - either use a
small grinder or a drill.

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Rob Morley wrote:
You can't really do a plunge cut with a tile cutter - either use a
small grinder or a drill.

You certainly can if you're careful. Clamp a batten at right angles to the
front of the disc and set the fence to give the correct distance on that
side. Gently pivot the tile downwards starting with the front on the bed
up against the batten.

Drill holes at each corner first. It's not a fast process, but with care
you can cut out a square, etc from the middle of a tile. But I'd not
expect a pro to bother.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Not in my book it isn't especially when I'm paying through the nose for
him, do a proper job or dont do it at all. I consider that to be a
bodge and if I wanted bodges in my house I would of not bothered asking
for all the advice I have from you guys.

Cheers

Richard

I would and do especially when he's getting a lot of moola.

Thanks for this Dave, I will suggest this to him in the morning, Im
sure he'll be receptive to the suggestion.......

Cheers

Richard

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Drill holes at each corner first. It's not a fast process, but with care
you can cut out a square, etc from the middle of a tile. But I'd not
expect a pro to bother.

Yes I'm sure that's the reason! Personally I'm not sure I'd fancy
trying this on a tile cutting machine; I'd do it by drilling the corner
holes and then connect these with a manual tile saw (like Screwfix
16033). Even more time consuming, but with just the same (ie pleasing!)
result.

David

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" says...
Not in my book it isn't especially when I'm paying through the nose for
him, do a proper job or dont do it at all. I consider that to be a
bodge and if I wanted bodges in my house I would of not bothered asking
for all the advice I have from you guys.

Try quoting some of the post you're replying to, to give context to
your comments.

In article , "Dave Plowman (News)"
says...
In article ,
Rob Morley wrote:
You can't really do a plunge cut with a tile cutter - either use a
small grinder or a drill.

You certainly can if you're careful.

I know but it's fiddly, you have to take the guard off the blade, if
you want a smallish cut you have to go through from both sides ...
one of the few jobs where a Dremel might be worth using.

wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

If you could what?

Don't click on Reply near the bottom of the msg; click on Options at the
head of the message, then click on Reply; that includes the original text.

Owain

If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

I just clicked the reply link and the text and attribution of your post
are already quoted in the message box.

Rob Morley wrote:
wrote:

If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.


I just clicked the reply link and the text and attribution of your post
are already quoted in the message box.

If you go via the dreaded 'google beta' interface which I can't seem to
avoid any more, then AFAICS the 'Reply' link does indeed present a blank
message box, with no way to incorporate context.

The 'original' Google certainly enabled context and attributions to be
included; Rob I wonder if you're still accessing that somehow? Used to
be the case that google.com gave you the beta, whereas google.co.uk
still had the original, but that's no longer the case.

David

Lobster wrote:
Rob Morley wrote:
wrote:

If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.


I just clicked the reply link and the text and attribution of your post
are already quoted in the message box.

If you go via the dreaded 'google beta' interface which I can't seem to
avoid any more, then AFAICS the 'Reply' link does indeed present a blank
message box, with no way to incorporate context.

The 'original' Google certainly enabled context and attributions to be
included; Rob I wonder if you're still accessing that somehow? Used to
be the case that google.com gave you the beta, whereas google.co.uk
still had the original, but that's no longer the case.

I just used groups.google.com (which says it's a beta), searched for
"Cutting A Square In A Travertine Tile" to find the thread, clicked the
Reply button on your post and signed in - and here we are with quotes
and attributions. Maybe there's a setting somewhere, but I don't think
I've changed anything since I last used Google for posting and that was
years ago.

Rob Morley wrote:
wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

I just clicked the reply link and the text and attribution of your post
are already quoted in the message box.

Whereas I have to click "Show Options" and then "Reply" to get the text
and attribution. (What browsers are people using? I am using Firefox,
but Google is usually pretty good about supporting non-IE browsers.)

Owain wrote:
wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

If you could what?

Don't click on Reply near the bottom of the msg; click on Options at the
head of the message, then click on Reply; that includes the original text.

I just clicked on Reply at the bottom of the message and it came up
with the original post quoted. I'm using Firefox this time, used Opera
last time and the Reply button was at the top - now with Opera it's at
the bottom and produces a small empty box on the original screen, but
if you hit Preview without entering anything, then Edit Message, it
comes back with the big box on a fresh screen with quotes and
attributions - I guess they're playing with the code, which is what
betas are for after all.

In article . com,
"Martin Bonner" says...

Rob Morley wrote:
wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

I just clicked the reply link and the text and attribution of your post
are already quoted in the message box.

Whereas I have to click "Show Options" and then "Reply" to get the text
and attribution. (What browsers are people using? I am using Firefox,
but Google is usually pretty good about supporting non-IE browsers.)


Usually Opera, but they seem to be messing with the code as this
thread progresses.

Rob Morley wrote:
Owain wrote:
wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

Don't click on Reply near the bottom of the msg; click on Options at the
head of the message, then click on Reply; that includes the original text.

Ah yes, that works for me too (posting via google now).

I just clicked on Reply at the bottom of the message and it came up
with the original post quoted. I'm using Firefox this time, used Opera
last time and the Reply button was at the top - now with Opera it's at
the bottom and produces a small empty box on the original screen, but
if you hit Preview without entering anything, then Edit Message, it
comes back with the big box on a fresh screen with quotes and

Can't reproduce that myself (in IE5).

attributions - I guess they're playing with the code, which is what
betas are for after all.

Probably so; but normally you don't expect betas to be 'compulsory', do
you?! I can't seem to find any way in to the original google groups
any more; used to work via the .co.uk site but not any more apparently.

David

Owain wrote:
wrote:
If I could I would! the order of my reply seems to of got screwed up,
I'm just using google via web browser and haven't worked out how to use
the damn thing.

If you could what?




Don't click on Reply near the bottom of the msg; click on Options at the
head of the message, then click on Reply; that includes the original text.

Owain

Like this! great all sorted and back as before.

Ta

Richard