Announcement Tiling Forum Monthly Competition Prizes May 2012

Just added the latest prize, 20 Boards from Hardibacker!

Lol, I don't even do my own I'm hoping to get a few more prizes into that list yet. Depending on how well my tests go with the diamond pads I've designed I may just throw a few packs of those into the competition.

They are 100mm, I've been testing them on a hand machine for the last couple of days, on floor machines I'd just put 3 or 4 on the base plate.

If they go on a grinder they'll be dead handy for my sculpting....

They work best between 1000 - 2400 rpm so quite low speed being a dry polishing pad, the wet version will go to around 3500 rpm.

I've got a makita speed adjustable angle grinder, would that work?

And a Fein like Multi-tool...

And a corner sander... with a velcro fit surface

any of those any good?

You could probably use all of those, when I do detail work I cut the circular pads into triangles. If in doubt, turn the speed down, if you go too fast with dry pads you can get resin burn. Did you see the video of the tests? Here

Are ready for the start of our competition? Here is what you could win, the prizes will be shared between one overall winner and two runners up, competition starts 1st May, time to get your posting hats on




Sigma 7F Manual Tile Cutter


£150 Voucher for Universeal Tile Cleaning and Sealing Products


5 Litres of Stonecare4U Bullet proof sealer - rrp £198


£400 of Weber Tiling Products


£200 Voucher for Genesis Products or 974-1000 - Genesis Premium Flatbed Cutter (1000mm)


£150 TileMaster Products (Trade Value)


20 HardiBacker Cement Performance Boards: (14 x 6mm, 6 x 12mm)


£200 Trade Value PCI Tiling Products

Wow. Remember guys, the competition is about this:

(This forum's competition perimeters:)

What makes the best forum contributor? Basically everything you do here is a contribution (advice, guidance, welcomes, portfolio threads and photos, videos of your work, step by step walkthroughs of projects ) - so the forum members who provide the best contributions throughout the month will be entered into a short list poll one week before the end of the month, this will allow us then to vote for our winner.

Please note: you cannot win by posting thousands of hellos, you do need to contribute good info and please show us your work.

Open to fixers only, not sure if they'll post to tasmania though mate. I am working with a couple of brands that do supply in your area for future months competitions. So I'll have to keep you posted on that one.