roof tile cutter

aussieroofer

while roofing in australia i used this roof tile cutter. manually operated like a guillotine, no running costs , very light , no dust on the roof from a consaw or grinder and performed the task of cutting a whole hip in one quarter the time of a consaw. from a health and safety point of view , a great tool. from a money making point of view, a great tool. brought on e back to ireland and tried to stir some interest to no avail. to me its a no brainer, the best roof tiling tool on the market i will never cut another tile with a consaw. has anyone come across them? i would be interested in any opinions of them.
jason

English Roofer

Hi Jason, a photo of this tool would be a great help!
Cheers
Dave

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aussieroofer

leave that with me i`ll sort that out asap.

Grumpy

I used a landscape tile wet saw the last concrete roof tile job we did. I knew there had to be an easier way but we're not tilers.

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Ed the Roofer

Was that for Slate, Clay, Porcelain or Concrete Tile?

I could see a chop style blade working for slate and there are tools for that through places like Jenkins, but for concrete, I used a 12" or 14" gas powered Stihl with a diamond blade or a Bosch 4" grinder with a diamond blade fot more meticulous detail cuts.

I think an electric cut-off saw might be a better option than the gas, due to the filter always getting clogged up with dust, to say the least about your nostrils.

Ed

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aussieroofer

this cutter is for concrete and clay tiles. no dust . no petrol , no gas . no power. i would use a handcutters or a guillotine for the slate. porcelan ? i`m not too sure about that. i think i would use a grinder or consaw. i`ll get a picture of my one and stick it up this evening.

aussieroofer

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i hope the photo came out.

aussieroofer

it took me ages but there it is. from my point of view, the best roof tiling tool in the world.

English Roofer

Hi Aussie, i have some thing similar for cutting concrete and clay Plain tile as we call it(10" x 6"), we called it a 'Chomper'.
Il take a photo and post it soon as.
Cheers
Dave

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Grumpy

Slate we use a guillitine. It was concrete tile that we used the wetsaw.

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