Plasplug Confessions

[Rob Z]

Well, the topic finally has come up (in the shallow end). Several of us admit to owning and occasionally using the $99 wondersaw from Plasplugs.

I must confess to having to buy a Plasplugs last week while in NJ working at the sister-in-law's. It turns out that I forgot to take my pump for the wet saw I took up there, and I couldn't find a pump to buy. I would have used the hose outside and sprayed water directly on the tile, but it was a condo I was working in and there were no hose bibs anywhere on the building. So, off I went to one of the crappiest HD's I have ever been to, located somewhere in North Jersey near the damn Turnpike.

Well, the wondersaw actually made some decent cuts. I got the job done. And, unbelievably, I brought the saw home with me.

I might actually use the thing now and again, but only if no one is on the job to see me.

Okay, I had to get this off of my chest. I feel better now.

Who is next?

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[Bri]

I only got mine, 'cause it came with a free case of beer!;)

[KW]

Rob,

WHATS next?? :(

Plastic throw-away trowel......
Plastic nippers.........
GreenBoard.....
MMMMMasTiC


Clean it off!........RETURN IT


:)KW

[Rob Z]

BRI

A case of beer is worth more than the saw!

[stullis]

I got a Briccolina. It's the professional model Plasplug! :)

Comes in handy on the small tile jobs such as 4x4 wall tile.

[Jerry The Tile Guy]

I have used my little saw enough to replace the blade. Mine is a QVC I went through a couple of the plasplug type. The first one lasted quite awhile while I was hearing from everyone that theirs lasted about one job. When the first one went I always blamed it on the helper trying to cut tile to fast. The second one only lasted a month. The QVC I have had well over a year.
I really like the reduction of mess when working above the ground floor. Drain the water out put, the saw in a plastic bag and out the door no drips, no mess.

[John Bridge]

That QVC is the creme de la creme of the cheap little saws. Has some metal parts, doesn't it, Jerry? I mean, that's class. I could carry my Plasplug through the gate at the airport without setting off the buzzer. Stealth technology. ;)

[flatfloor]

Why are you carrying your Plasplug through airports? Are you secretly tiling airplane bathrooms in flight?

[william hendry]

My "Tile Cutting Machine" from Home Despot is ALL METAL guys, 'cept for that plastic thingy on top that lets you direct where you sling water on the clients wall.

[John Bridge]

:)

[Brian]

I used one on my most recent job. 13X13 tile that had to be cut on the diagonal... couldn't do it with my MK.

Hey, 45 degree bevel cuts for $100. ... I'll take it!!

[John Bridge]

There you go. Plasplug forever, I say. La la da da -- Plasplug is here to stay. . . .

[Jagman2]

Hey guys,
I was thinking of buying a Plasplugs DWW150US. It looks like a nifty little saw. My first project will be a kitchen backsplash (4x4) tumbled marble, then floor, and last I will do the B/R.

Anybody have experience with this saw. I heard that Plasplugs use a different arbor size and blades can be hard to find. What's the word on that?

This is a good site I will be back often to get answers when I get ready to do the job.

[mastermarq]

i assume you guys are talking about the little disposable saws?...yup, once in a lapse of insanity i bought one, and managed to use it to get through a backslash, although by the time i finisished, finissshhh...finnn.(got done) in the afternoon, i wished i had brought my scuba gear :shades:

[John Bridge]

Yep, that's the very saw. I gave my Plasplugs away when I got my Felker FTS 50, and that's the throw-away saw I now recommend. It has a little brush on the back of the blade that removes a portion of the water before it throws the rest of it at you. :D

Find the Felker at Lowes on the East Coast or in our online store.

http://tileyourworld.constructioncomplete.com/tilesaws.html

You can also read a review of the FTS-50 on the Tile Your World web site.

http://www.tileyourworld.com/felker_fts50.htm