Vitrex 103402NDE Torque Master Power Cutter (diamond cutting blade) splash guard with a variable height adjustments fully adjustable mitre guide with unique ratchet mechanism

I bought this a few years ago and for various reasons, I didn’t get around to using it until this year. I looked at the reviews and saw a few cautionary ones, commenting on noise, scary wobbling of the blade, etc. so I felt a bit nervous as I haven’t used a wet saw in well over a decade. Well—it’s been excellent. I’ve used it on two projects: a 20mm terrazzo backsplash and an outdoor path with 20mm Victorian granite and quarry tiles. The motor isn’t loud at all, I’ve heard much worse. The blade worked amazingly well for these heavy duty projects. My next project is a fixing a few ceramic tiles, which I’ve tested and it cuts like butter. A great price for what it does. Also, instructions are under the lid! Some people couldn’t seem to find it. And if you’re worried about the blade, double check you’ve secured it correctly.

This is a fantastic little cutter. Just perfect for a DIYer. I used it for fitting tiles in a refurbished kitchen. Simple to operate and does everything that you want it too well. I'm not much for writing reviews but credit where credit is due - if you're looking for an inexpensive tile cutter then this is it - just perfect.

I was sceptical about this product considering its low price, but I have to say it functioned adequately and cuts cleanly through 12mm quarry tiles with no problem.Well, there was one problem. A straight cut is fine, but the plastic mitre guide which is meant to allow angle cuts has only 10mm clearance and cannot be used for anything thicker, despite the claimed ability to cut up to 25mm.

Very good tile cutter worth every penny i would defo recommend

The media could not be loaded. Harassed and harangued, I wanted it really, into putting in a tile splashback at home I decided I would have a go myself so invested in a tile cutter to aid cutting some plain white Metro Tiles.Vitrex seems to be the go to brand for all tiling accessories, it's the prominent brand at the local DIY giants plus there aren't many options for the non pro have a go bodge jobber like myself, so I picked one of these up.The Good -Its fairly easy to set up, clunk click a couple of parts together, a screw for the guard, install the blade inside the box, all less than ten minutes to get up and running.The measure handles move fairly easily once on place enabling you to line up your tile.It's a waterproofed push button start and stop, the blade quickly whirs its way to full speed and away you go.As said I used this for metro tiles which are quite small and only 6mm thick. I'm not sure how larger tiles would go but for what I needed this little machine was superb.How many hours saved versus a manual cutter I am not sure of but it's a lot, an awful lot.The could be better -One grumble I had when using was that the numbers for lining up the cutting guide were extremely hard to see, there are a black indent on black plastic. One of my photos shows the numbers once I had cut a few tiles, the wet clay has gotten into the idents making it much easier to read. If there was something to say this could be improved it would be improve visibility on the guide numbers Vitrex!!Some look outs if you do pick one up I found handy -Masking tape is your mate, tape the cut line to reduce the risk of lopping off the edges and nibbling the ends of tiles.Wear Googles and have a second pair you can swap out with out having to stop a cut to clean the muck off your Googles.Ear defenders are handy, it's noisy, especially if you are crouched over it with one eye closed because of wet tile clay.Have some towels, some sheets, a wet suit, snorkel.. It makes a mess, a lot of mess even with the guard down.You can do some tricky cuts by removing the guard but I would watch some YouTube instruction videos first!Let the blade do the work, you don't have to force it.Cleaning this unit is a pain, there's no getting away from it, i would say clean it at the end of each day you use it, don't leave it overnight, it's just going to make it harder. Set 30 minutes aside to clean it properly and it will last a lot longer.Dry the blade, it rusts very quickly. Probably invest in another blade depending on how many cuts you are planning to do.Overall this is a really good piece of kit that's extremely good value for money, if I only got one job out of it I'd have been happy but am sure it has a couple more reasonable sized jobs in it too.It's also a surprising amount of fun!Five Stars.

I haven’t yet used this for thicker tiles, it does cut well using thinner ones however.All the reviews saying it’s messy are 100% correct, lm waiting for better weather and to use it outside, it’s a filthy job!The bar to keep the tile in place is so flimsy and let’s it’s performance down, as others have commented, suck a pity the manufacturer doesn’t make this stronger to be more efficient

Ok. This works. But there are a few things to note:It’s lightweight. So if you want to cut 600mm square porcelain tiles - probably should look elsewhere.The instructions say for indoor use only. This machine sprays water to keep the blade cool. It also has an overflow system that’s rudimentary to say the least. So if you’re fine with water water everywhere - use this indoors - you’ve been warned.I used this to cut 1200mm x 200m ceramic tiles. I found it did a pretty good job. The plastic guide locks tight enough to control the glide of the tile - so cutting them in half lengthways was fine.I then had to cut mitres. This was trickier. The tiles are quite heavy and guiding them along at 45 degrees was tricky. The results can be good but you’d really need two people to make sure. I also had to use a diamond sanding block to smooth the edges after - as for mitres getting a clean edge is tricky on this machine.One other thing. I was cutting ceramic tiles. What they don’t tell you is the water reservoir fills with the sludge that is formed from the ceramic dust mingling in the water. This sets in to a semi-hard clay and you will find you spend a good half hour trying to clean the machine after. Another reason not to use this indoors.So if you’re doing small tile jobs this is fine. The instructions state to use indoors. I’d say only if you’re fine with water and mess everywhere.

This is my second cutter already but they have completed 2 bathrooms with porcelain 600 x 300 tiles but the vitrex cutting disc supplied was not good on porcelain tiles so I had to get another porcelain tiles disc brand from Screwfix that fitted and did the job