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Guillotine ?

Discussion in 'Vinyl / Impervious floor coverings' started by bournemouth, Jul 2, 2012.

  1. bournemouth

    bournemouth Super Moderator

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    the time has come to buy my own guillotine for lvt and want idea of a decent one not the cheapest but one that works well on bigger tiles and on the 45 degrees
     
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  2. dazlight

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    Good luck finding one mate. Even this massive one at Karndean we were using there didn't cut them on a 45 perfect.
     
    dazlight, Jul 2, 2012
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  3. scotflooring

    scotflooring Well-Known Member

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    I will be seling my Gundlach H24 soon if interested?
     
    scotflooring, Jul 2, 2012
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  4. Matt

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    i have one coming in for testing. Will keep you posted.
     
    Matt, Jul 2, 2012
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  5. Rugrat

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    I Have got a palet full, just arrived yesterday. which Matt is having one for testing (on route I belive) we have 2 sizes 330mm & 630mm.
    I assembled one yesterday and was impressed with the quality of the engineering. (german designed) It went together well and cuts very well. Even comes with a sharpening stone to remove PVC build up that you get on the blade unlike other LVT cutters this one has a sharpend blade.
    We should have them on the web site later today.
    Rugrat
     
    Rugrat, Jul 3, 2012
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  6. Rugrat

    Rugrat Well-Known Member

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  7. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Review-

    I have been sent the 330 mm one and overall im very happy with it.

    The plus points-
    • Very Very light weight
    • Blade easy to sharpen / change
    • Adjustable angle guide (any angle can be locked in place)
    • Extendable cutting arm for heavy duty tiles
    • Very well priced !

    The Negative points-

    • No guide to set a certain cutting distance. Would be helpful for cutting feature strips and also for tiles being cut for a boarder work. (Rugrat, am i missing the guide? i presume it don't come with one?)

    All in all, if i was to replace my current guiletenn it would be with this item. Hope that gives you all confidence in this product.
     
    Matt, Jul 5, 2012
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  8. Rugrat

    Rugrat Well-Known Member

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    Hi Matt no there is no extra guide something that I too thought was wrong.
    Rugrat
     
    Rugrat, Jul 5, 2012
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  9. Robroy

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    Bit strange doesn,t have a guide ??
    Surely thats needed
     
    Robroy, Jul 11, 2012
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  10. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Guides will be available shortly. Will be a additional cost but as the gilly is already very cheap i cant see this being a issue.

    In all fairness it has a very good 'angle' guide built in but you cant set a depth of cut. So for example for cutting feature strips all the same. So the extra guide may not be used by many
     
    Matt, Jul 11, 2012
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  11. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Any pictures
     
    dazlight, Jul 11, 2012
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  12. Robroy

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    So for using it with no guide you need mark each tile or strip ?
    How soon is soon for the guide to be available ?
     
    Robroy, Jul 11, 2012
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  13. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    at moment yes. So if you want repeat tiles then you will need the extra guide that will be available soon.
     
    Matt, Jul 11, 2012
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  14. Robroy

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    When it cuts does it cut straight or raked back like your big 24 inch cutter ?
     
    Robroy, Jul 11, 2012
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  15. Matt

    Matt Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    it cuts a bevel like the 24. Not a steep a bevel tho. But i think that is actually a good thing.

    in hot areas you can get a slight peak on boarders where the lvt expands and the top layer tries to lift up. This new guilly is a very slight bevel so i would predict it will be better.
     
    Matt, Jul 11, 2012
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  16. Rugrat

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    Using a G clamp and a bit of wood you can set a distance its simple but works. I think the Germans must have better eyes than us they can do it by sight!!!!
     
    Rugrat, Jul 12, 2012
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  17. g4l

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    Yeah but we had the Spitfire!
     
    g4l, Jul 14, 2012
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  18. tarkett85

    tarkett85 Well-Known Member

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    And George formby
     
    tarkett85, Jul 14, 2012
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  19. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    was that a guillotine I thought it was a banjo he had... :rolleyes:
     
    mjfl, Jul 14, 2012
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  20. sidney

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    He had a eukelele.
    But I guess I'll be wrong there, as well.
     
    sidney, Jul 14, 2012
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