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Part Number 786548
Batteries Included?No
Batteries Required?No
Item Dimensions
Weight170 grams
Product Description
Tile cutting pliers with TCT-tipped jaws and sprung handles.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I recently bought these tile nippers in a bid to get into making some mosaics for my garden from donated tile. They were the first item that came up in a search for tile nippers and they had decent reviews, so I purchased them on the strength of that.
I had not used tile nippers before, and perhaps I did not choose the appropriate type for the tile I had--somewhat thicker ceramic tile. However there is no indication as to what these can easily handle. Well, having practiced with them I can tell you that as a twentysomething woman with pretty good hand strength, I can nip the corners off old wall tiles if I use two hands and press with all my might, but I certainly can't nip with one hand while keeping hold of the tile with the other hand. The result of this is that with each successful break, the smaller bit goes flying off to ricochet around the room--not very efficient or safe! Nor can I break a tile in the center or anywhere other than at the edge. The leverage is just not great enough, and the process of nipping the corners takes so much force that there is no room for any dexterity to cut out a particular design, say a petal for a flower or anything like that, without spending all day at it. Given the lousy results, you might as well use a hammer and/or the more traditional hardie (a kind of pointed anvil for breaking tiles) and just give up on forming anything but shards from your tile (which is a legitimate material for mosaics, anyway). I did try nipping a thinner fired clay bowl and I managed to do a bit better there, but still there is very little control possible.
I have looked at several books and websites and the conclusion I must come to is that these nippers are probably reasonable for the very thin or "soft" types of tile (4mm), but for the 10mm thicknesses and other, harder materials there are much better tools! Before spending money on these, consider looking into nippers with sharp metal wheels on the end (glass tile cutters), porcelain nippers, or stone nippers. I'm led to understand that each is a separate type made for progressively harder surfaces, and they ought to do the job.
In any case, these nippers being reviewed here will not allow you any kind of finesse when cutting, and that is IF you can get them through the tile at all--if you are an unpracticed hand, best to look elsewhere.
I had not used tile nippers before, and perhaps I did not choose the appropriate type for the tile I had--somewhat thicker ceramic tile. However there is no indication as to what these can easily handle. Well, having practiced with them I can tell you that as a twentysomething woman with pretty good hand strength, I can nip the corners off old wall tiles if I use two hands and press with all my might, but I certainly can't nip with one hand while keeping hold of the tile with the other hand. The result of this is that with each successful break, the smaller bit goes flying off to ricochet around the room--not very efficient or safe! Nor can I break a tile in the center or anywhere other than at the edge. The leverage is just not great enough, and the process of nipping the corners takes so much force that there is no room for any dexterity to cut out a particular design, say a petal for a flower or anything like that, without spending all day at it. Given the lousy results, you might as well use a hammer and/or the more traditional hardie (a kind of pointed anvil for breaking tiles) and just give up on forming anything but shards from your tile (which is a legitimate material for mosaics, anyway). I did try nipping a thinner fired clay bowl and I managed to do a bit better there, but still there is very little control possible.
I have looked at several books and websites and the conclusion I must come to is that these nippers are probably reasonable for the very thin or "soft" types of tile (4mm), but for the 10mm thicknesses and other, harder materials there are much better tools! Before spending money on these, consider looking into nippers with sharp metal wheels on the end (glass tile cutters), porcelain nippers, or stone nippers. I'm led to understand that each is a separate type made for progressively harder surfaces, and they ought to do the job.
In any case, these nippers being reviewed here will not allow you any kind of finesse when cutting, and that is IF you can get them through the tile at all--if you are an unpracticed hand, best to look elsewhere.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I bought these tile nippers to enable my students to make some mosaics for an Art project I had planned. Of course I made sure that anyone using them (including me) wore protective goggles. After showing them how to use the nippers to get the shapes they might need, once they had some practise, they were able to produce some colourful and creative work. The tile nippers are not too heavy to handle and hard wearing (so far), it must be the tungsten. A good buy for some mosaic magic!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Good pliers, do what they say they do but a wide grip needed or big hands to get hold of them with one hand, so pick them up first before picking up glass or tile you want to cut as difficult to grasp initially with one hand, would recommend them.
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