Power Pro Tile Bridge Saw 800W 240V

My review is basically a repeat of my answer to 'Mr Charles' question regarding tracking adjustment. I repeat it here so that I can award a rating.This is a comparatively cheap product, and its low price is reflected in the relative lack of precision in its manufacture. Faults with the one I purchased - and I suspect they are all the same - were that: the axis of the motor and blade was not aligned parallel with the slot and the direction of travel; the blade mounting flange faces were not accurately aligned at 90 degrees to the motor shaft axis, causing the blade to have a slight ‘wobble’; the steel cross-members beneath the slot were not deep enough, meaning that the blade impacted and bounced over them as it traversed along the slot; the quality of the supplied blade was very poor; one of clamp bolts securing the tilting frame was cross-threaded; and, finally, the tile guides were not correctly aligned.Naturally, I contemplated sending it back, but needed a table saw urgently, and didn’t have the time nor want the ‘hassle’ of doing so. My solutions were as follows:I adjusted the tracking of the blade by removing the motor assembly and shimming the mounting bolts with thin washers until the face of the blade was perfectly parallel to the direction of travel.I eliminated the wobble by re-facing the blade mounting flanges using an oilstone until the blade ran true.I ‘Dremeled’ notches in the slot cross-members to allow the blade to pass freely, before painting the cut surfaces with ‘Hammerite’ to prevent corrosion.I replaced the supplied blade with a high quality Bosch product.With a little care and some lubrication, I was able to re-thread the cross-threaded clamp bolt.The tile guides were adjusted using a set-square and a long rule - something one would be expected to do anyway, I think.My bridge saw now makes respectably precise cuts and has most of the features one would want in a saw which can handle 600mm tiles. Whether it’s worth all the effort of adjustment is for the buyer to decide. I only paid £160 for it in July 2018 and so am, somewhat reluctantly, content. I think that, at the current offer of £208, it’s over-priced. Whether any similar but more expensive competitor’s products in this ’semi-pro’ category are more precisely manufactured I don’t know. Presumably, customer reviews will expose their faults.

Had this unit 5 years, it’s fine, not amazing but for the money it’s pretty decent. I’ve knackered the water pump now but can’t really complain . The review from a bathroom fitter you can ignore because as a professional he should know better and buy pro kit.

As a bathroom fitter, i tile...A LOT...this saw is USELESS, it is of such poor quality and poor build that even a hobbyist should keep well away from it. The unit i had, had a filter which did not fit, locking nuts which were cross threaded, an 'OFF' switch so sensitive that vibration from cutting a tile caused it to switch off and worst of all the blade was so far out of alignment that it was impossible to cut a long tile accurately, as the back edge of the blade was 3mm over from the front (meaning it was angled to the cutting plane) causing it to put pressure on the tile causing it to snap/crack. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ...EVEN A CHEAP £40 OPTION FROM A DIY STORE ETC IS BETTER THAN THIS.

I bought one of these from some where else - toolstation. The first one went back because the blade was at an angle to the track that the head runs on. There is no adjustment for that. The 2nd one went back as there was a problem cutting bevels on tiles - in my view one of the 2 reasons for buying this style of saw. The problem seems to be down to how the cutting head is mounted on the rails. They just use a bolt to stop the rollers from lifting off the rails they run on. So that one went back as well. It really needs another roller rather than a bolt to limit the play. Penny pinching.The other reason some one may buy one is use indoors. Conventional tile saws tend to spray a lot of water on both the user and the floor when they are in use once the blade gets over the size of those small cheap ones that many DIY outlets sell. Generally these are no good at all for bevelling tiles to a specific size at any size unless the whole table tilts and those are rather awkward to use this way. This one only shoots a fine mist out of the back which is easy to block. A small Ruby which I have now generates more of the same. This Vitrex makes less mess actually as the table sits in a tray. Water run of the edge of the Rubi's table straight onto the floor.So plusses for just cutting tiles the ordinary way. Not much mess and the blade they come with isn't that bad ON CERAMIC. However an ordinary tile cutter will do that, quicker as well but maybe a few tiles might be broken getting the pressure right. L shaped tile cutting - Wickes electric tile cutter has been fine for me for that sort of thing on grade 1 Italian porcelain floor tiles and it makes no mess - unless too much water is put in it. It'll run out of the overflow.John-