Bosch Professional 1x Diamond Cutting Disc Standard for Ceramic (for Stone, Tile, Ceramic, Ø 125 x 22,23 x 1,6 x 7 mm, Accessories for Angle Grinders)

I know it costs more than discs made with aluminum oxcide but these have diamond dust coated at the rims and lasts longer. Unlike the oxide ones, these diamnd coated discs hardly reduces in diameter as it gets used.

Cuts through floor tiles like butter.

We were surprised by the relatively short life span of this good branded disk.

The media could not be loaded. Our daughter has recently moved house and asked me if I fancied a bit of tiling in her kitchen. Normally, Duncurin would avoid this sort of task like the plague but ever since I bought my Victrex wet cutter from Amazon, my confidence has grown and I suggested to her that I’d be happy to give it a go. Then she had the tiles delivered and I found myself regretting my decision. The large hexagonal tiles seemed really tricky and way outside my comfort zone. Gulping heavily, I thought that it was perhaps time for a new blade for the cutter, just to give me a fighting chance.I must confess that I was a little disappointed with this blade when it arrived and I regretted that I’d not bought a higher quality one which was perhaps thinner and would give better cuts. Sadly, it was too late to back out and I fitted the blade, which was the perfect size, and away we went.Although the blade is a teeny bit thicker than I was anticipating, it still cut beautifully and the hexagonal tiles didn’t represent a problem. I had it in my mind’s eye how I was going to fix the tiles and of course I was going to position the flat straight edge down so that it ran along the worktop. My wife and daughter, however, had different ideas and suggested that the way to apply them was pointy side down. This, even before I began, took me way outside my comfort zone and of course changed all the cuts I was anticipating having to make.The Bosch blade rose magnificently to the challenge and I found that by measuring and marking very carefully and then checking and checking; it cut really well and at no time was the thickness of the blade a problem. Of course, the water goes everywhere and using a rain poncho and full-face visor is just about a must and even then, prepare to get drenched but of course it goes without saying; not to let the reservoir run dry. The other useful thing was a little retaining bracket I made in wood which held the pointy bit of the tile when I needed to cut through the tile perpendicular to the flat edge. I wasn’t sure that I could hold a straight line but by using the wooden former and then running along the fence, this worked really well and excellent cuts were obtained which were the correct size and had a straight side.I also found that by turning the tile face side down improved the edge/smoothness of the cut and most vitally on the triangular bits, that of course I now needed to cut to fill between the tiles, it is vital to really slow down as you get to the end and let the cutter take its time or you will end up by chipping the end of the pointy bit and it may look untidy ie not something that the grout will forgive.The electrical sockets were the next problem and of course they all had to come off so that I could tile behind them. This meant that I needed longer screws to re-fix them so make sure you have a supply of these or you’ll have live sockets hanging off your newly-tiled surface while you wait for them to be delivered.Also tiling behind the sockets meant that “L” shapes would need to be cut out of the tiles and once again the blade and the wet cutter did this beautifully. Because of the curve of the blade and the angle of the cut it makes, in order to get the most precise meet point in such an “L” shape you may need to turn the tile face up in order to minimise any overcut and once again this worked really well.Please see the little video attached and I am pleased with my efforts. Most importantly my wife thought so too (big relief) and our daughter was delighted.So, the blade is inexpensive enough to perhaps order a new one for each tiling project and maybe this is a better strategy than buying a more expensive one and running it for longer.

Good quality, thank you.

Used to cut ceramic tiles and cut approx 30 tiles with ease.

Works perfectly cutting 7mm thick ceramic tiles.

Bought these for the name thinking they would last and cut a good amount of tiles. They do cut well enough but go blunt/worn quite quickly. I was really disappointed at how long they lasted my last dosc from Topps tiles cut loads of tiles it lasted ages. This Bosch one didn't I'd say if you have a few tiles to cut it should be ok buy for longevity buy another brand/more expensive brand I'd probably say you get what you pay for when it comes to diamond discs.