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Ryobi Tile Saw $70 at Bunnings Cairns

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It was Isaac Newton who stated in his third law of motion "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". Despite being born over 400 years ago it's almost as if he had Mrs Chickentaste in mind when he wrote that one. Because as sure as the sun rises, if I go out after work for 'a couple of beers' and then come home after midnight blind drunk I know that a) I'm sleeping on the sofa and b) the next morning I'll be given 'the list'.

'The list' can include (but is not limited to) any given DIY, cleaning and/or garden job that can be reasonably completleted over an entire weekend but recently has heavily featured requests for tiling. And if you, like me, have been shamed or manipulated into the occasional tiling job by your significant other this could end up being the bargain of the weekend.

I actually have one of these I bought 6 months ago when I did something REALLY stupid involving beer. It's not a trade tool but it was enough to tile the kitchen and living room with. Just remember to go slow, let the saw do the cutting and keep the water tank topped up after every cut and you'll be right.

I bought one for $130, you can have this for $70. You could even go out and buy one now for the next time you get handed a list. That way you can then go out pretend to buy one and then you've got your beer money on the sly..

Right, I need to go delete some pictures of me snorting shots off of a strippers t**s before Mrs Chickentaste sees it and finds something for me to do today that isn't the footy finals.

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  • +2

    tl;dr But I need to retile the bathroom.

    • +12

      Unfortunately I'm too old to know what tl;dr means so I had to Google it. You crazy kids with your memes and your twerking…

      • +1

        You're gonna be OK coz u know how to Google, at least :p

        Btw, I have invented my own shorthand expression:

        dr;bf

        which means "did read; bloody funny".

  • +1

    These are crap I just re did my bathroom . I bought one of these used it once then put it back in the box. Just use a good diamond blade on a 4" grinder that will work much better. Tiles crack and the cut is rough on these cheap table saws

  • +3

    Good story. We all believe you

    For others reading, the idea of a tile saw is so you can do wet cuts. This allows you to not create a massive choking dust cloud with each cut

    Using angle grinder to cut tiles anywhere within normal residential area will create many angry people, not only because of the noise but mainly the fine layer of powdered ceramic that will cover ever surface in about a 200m radius

    Apart from that, an angle grinder does exactly the same job as it uses the same blades. If there is chipping, the.n the tip is being cut upside down or being fed into the saw far too fast. There is no way in the world that one of these table saws will "crack tiles", unless you drop the tiles onto it.

    One important thing when cutting tiles is to get the correct blade for the job. The continuous rim and turbo and segmented blades are designed for completely different materials.

    • +1

      Legend + enviromentalist you are . Have you ever tried cutting a 400mm porcelin tile with one of these junk boxes. clearly not I have never seen a tiler with a ryobi saw for a reason nor did I have any 200 mtr massive choking clouds to call the un about . Also do you own one to be providing information to potential victims of the cheap power Tool scam

    • Spot on ahoyhoy. They might be alright? for a handyman but tilers don't use them, and i wouldn't buy one. I have worked on construction sites for 40 years (sparky) and never seen the tile dust mentioned here. It's very little. The 200m radius quote is just absurd and obviously the comment of someone who doesn't really have a clue.
      Sawing concrete slabs and block and brick walls will certainly create plenty of dust.Nothing like a 200m radius though. : ) I have had to do the electrical on relocated island counters in video shops and chase across the concrete floor to get the cables to them.
      The way to stop the dust covering everything in the shop is to have someone hold a big wet sponge in front of the blade and clean it regularly. Just thought i would throw that in, as it might help somebody sometime.

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