The best Rubi tile cutters, compared.
Top pick: Rubi HIT-850 N – Highest star line in the set, 4.4 from 21 ratings, with the 800 kg breaker and a 22 mm wheel at about £284.94. Best value: Rubi Speed-62 N – Lowest price and lightest cutter in the set, about £240.79, for frequent glazed tile when 62 cm is enough. Updated October 2026.
You need a Rubi tile cutter whose bed covers the tile, including a diagonal, before the star line matters. These machines are hand-powered rails: you score the face and snap it. Householders and tilers use them for glazed wall tile, stoneware and, on, porcelain. A rail does not cut notches, curves or mitres. Rubi lists the N at 62 cm; an amazon.co.uk attribute also says 77 cm. Length, tile body and wheel come before price. A Rubi tile cutter here is a hand-powered rail. You score the face once with a wheel, then the breaker snaps the tile. How to choose is set out in the [Rubi tile cutter buying guide](/hub/cutting-tools/rubi-tile-cutter/sub/rubi-tile-cutter-buying-guide).
You need a Rubi tile cutter whose bed covers the tile, including a diagonal, before the star line matters. These machines are hand-powered rails: you score the face and snap it.
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The Rubi HIT-850 N is listed at £284.94 with an 85 cm straight cut, a 60 x 60 cm diagonal, tiles of 3–15 mm, 800 kg of separation and a 22 mm wheel, at 11.2 kg. It shows 4.4 from 21 amazon.co.uk ratings, the highest star line in this set. Reviewers, writing from Germany, Spain, France and Belgium rather than the UK, describe fast cuts on 60 cm porcelain, including strips about 2 cm wide, and less edge chipping than other machines they had used. The linear bearings and the included 22 mm wheel are praised, and one buyer received a replacement quickly after a fault. Transit damage still appears in the ten reviews read: a split angle-cutting side, a broken base end, a missing cutting-head part, and one report of chipping plus a twisting bar on ordinary ceramic stoneware. The listing does not say a carry bag is in the box. For porcelain that fits the 85 cm bed and the 60 cm diagonal it is the top pick here, though a 600 mm square on the diagonal is a longer score than that 60 x 60 cm rating.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You cut porcelain up to an 85 cm straight line and a 60 x 60 cm diagonal, and you want the 800 kg breaker without the 120 cm price.
Less suitable: You need a 120 cm straight cut or an 85 x 85 cm diagonal, or you only score glazed wall tile now and then.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the HIT-850 N listing cut porcelain?
The bullets say it is for porcelain of high thickness and hardness, at 3–15 mm, with up to 800 kg of separation. They still advise a sample cut on some materials over 15 mm or with internal stress.
Does the HIT-850 N listing include a carry case?
The bullets do not say a case is in the box. Included components are only described as whatever the description includes.
What scoring wheel does the listing include?
The bullets say a 22 mm roller is included, and that 6, 8, 10, 18 and 22 mm rollers fit. One review said a 22 mm wheel arrived even though the characteristics had mentioned 6 mm.
The Rubi Speed-62 N, reference 14975, is listed at £240.79 and 6.8 kg, with double 18 mm guides and an 8 mm scoring wheel in the box. The amazon.co.uk page describes it for frequent glazed tile and stoneware, and for porcelain stoneware only occasionally, and it does not state a separation force or a tile thickness. Rubi's table for reference 14975 gives a 62 cm cut and a 44 x 44 cm diagonal, while an attribute on the same amazon listing says 77 cm, so the longer figure is not settled. It shows 4.3 from two ratings. The only review text in the saved listing, written in France, calls the cutter amateur and not professional, and there is no praise theme to set against that sentence. Included components are one cutter and one scoring wheel, with no case, and a cased Speed-62 N sold in the UK as part 14985 is a different reference. If glazed tile is the daily cut and 62 cm covers it, this is the best value in the set at £240.79, though it is the wrong daily tool once porcelain is the job.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You cut glazed wall tile often, porcelain only now and then, and a 62 cm bed is enough.
Less suitable: Porcelain is the main job, or you need a bed you can quote as 85 cm or 120 cm.
Specifications
Common questions
What does the Speed-62 N listing say it can cut?
Frequent glazed tiles and stoneware, and occasional porcelain stoneware. It does not state a separation force.
Which scoring wheel is in the box?
An 8 mm ring. The bullets also say it is compatible with 6 mm and 10 mm rollers.
Does the listing include a carry case?
Included components are one cutter and one scoring wheel. The page does not list a case.
The Rubi HIT-1200 N is the long rail in this set: the amazon.co.uk listing states a 120 cm straight cut, an 85 x 85 cm diagonal, tiles of 3–15 mm, and 800 kg of separation, at £521.99 and 15 kg, with a 22 mm wheel and a carry bag. Reviewers who received a complete machine mention smooth carriage travel and a cutter that finishes the job. The ten reviews read, from Spain and Germany rather than the UK, also describe guide rails flexing in the middle on 60 x 120 tiles, so the pressure goes uneven and tiles break. Damaged or resealed cartons, a missing part, and side legs and plastic pieces that look fragile before first use come up in that same set, against 4.2 from 48 ratings. The listing still asks for a sample cut above 15 mm, or where the tile has internal stress or a difficult finish. You are paying about £237 more than the HIT-850 N for the extra length and the bag. Keep it when a 120 cm tile or an 85 cm diagonal is actually on the floor, and keep offcuts, because a flexing rail wastes long porcelain.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are scoring a 120 cm tile or an 85 x 85 cm diagonal, and you can spare offcuts while you check whether the rails flex.
Less suitable: Your longest score fits the HIT-850 N, or you are trying to snap 20 mm porcelain slabs.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Rubi HIT-1200 N need mains power?
No. The amazon.co.uk listing gives the power source as hand powered, and it says batteries are not required.
Does this HIT-1200 N come with a carry bag?
Yes. The title includes a carry bag, and the included-components line reads CUTTER HIT-1200 N 26962 C/BAG.
How thick a tile does the listing allow?
The bullets state 3–15 mm in one or two passes. They also say some ceramics thicker than 15 mm, or with internal stress or a difficult finish, may not cut by hand, and they advise a sample cut.
Three amazon.co.uk Rubi listings were scored for this page. Stars, review counts and shelf prices are the listing lines. There was no laboratory cut test. Written reviews in the saved listings are mostly from outside the UK, so the star line is the figure, not a British forum verdict. The weights below sum to 100 and follow the display score split: ratings out of 70, kit out of 20, price against the job out of 10.
Customer ratings
70%Up to 70 points from the amazon.co.uk star line and review count. In the display scores, 4.4 from 21 ratings scales to 62 of 70, 4.3 from 2 ratings to 60 of 70, and 4.2 from 48 ratings to 59 of 70. A thin file limits what the star line can mean.
Kit
20%Up to 20 points for the listed kit: length, wheel, bag and breaker. The HIT-1200 N scores 18 of 20. The HIT-850 N and the Speed-62 N score 16 of 20.
Price against the job
10%Up to 10 points for the amazon.co.uk price against the job that listing is for. The HIT-850 N and the Speed-62 N score 10 of 10. The HIT-1200 N scores 7 of 10 at about £521.99.
Length, then the diagonal, then the body of the tile, decide a Rubi tile cutter before the star rating does. This page holds three amazon.co.uk models: Speed-62 N, HIT-850 N and HIT-1200 N.
A Rubi tile cutter here is a hand-powered rail. You score the face once with a wheel, then the breaker snaps the tile. You judge one by whether the bed covers the tile, including a diagonal, by the breaker rating for that body, and by a wheel matched to the face.
A straight cut that looks long enough can still miss a tile laid at 45°. The HIT-850 N stops at 60 x 60 cm, so a 600 mm square on the diagonal does not fit that figure. Check the diagonal before you buy the length.
The Speed-62 N is listed for frequent glazed tile and stoneware, and for porcelain only occasionally. It does not state a separation force. HIT-N is the porcelain series in this set, at 800 kg and 3–15 mm, and even that line asks for a sample.
Score the line once. A second pass is a common fault. One HIT-1200 N review reported rails flexing on 60 x 120 tiles. Keep offcuts on a long tile, and do not ignore a crushed carton. Transit-damage reviews in the saved listings were not written in the UK.
Cutting length comes first, then the diagonal. The bed has to cover the tile you are scoring, including a tile laid at 45°. The Rubi HIT-1200 N listing states a 120 cm straight cut and an 85 x 85 cm diagonal. The Rubi HIT-850 N listing states an 85 cm straight cut and a 60 x 60 cm diagonal, so a 600 mm square on the diagonal is a longer score than that rating. Rubi lists Speed-62 N reference 14975 at 62 cm and a 44 x 44 cm diagonal. An attribute on the same amazon.co.uk listing says 77 cm.
The body of the tile decides the series. SPEED-N is for frequent glazed tile and stoneware, with porcelain only occasionally. In this set that is the Speed-62 N. HIT-N is the large-format series at 800 kg and 3–15 mm, and it is the porcelain series here. The Speed-62 N listing does not state a separation force or a tile thickness. The scoring wheel has to match the face. The HIT listings include a 22 mm wheel and name 6, 8, 10, 18 and 22 mm.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You cut glazed wall tile often, and porcelain only now and then. If 62 cm covers the tile, the Speed-62 N is the reader for that job. It is the best value in this set at about £240.79, and the wrong daily tool once porcelain is the job.
You are a tiler or a confident DIYer cutting porcelain up to an 85 cm straight line and a 60 x 60 cm diagonal. The HIT-850 N is the top pick here: the same 800 kg breaker as the long bed, at about £284.94.
You are laying 1200 mm tile, or you need an 85 x 85 cm diagonal. The HIT-1200 N is that bed, with a carry bag on this listing, at about £521.99 and 15 kg. Keep offcuts, because long tiles show up any flex.
The top pick in this set is the Rubi HIT-850 N, about £284.94, for porcelain that fits an 85 cm straight cut and a 60 x 60 cm diagonal. The best value is the Rubi Speed-62 N, about £240.79, when glazed tile is the daily cut and 62 cm is enough. The Rubi HIT-1200 N, about £521.99, is the 120 cm bed with a carry bag. Stars are listing aggregates, not a lab test, and not a claim that one of these three is the best Rubi cutter in the UK.
Rubi HIT-850 N
Highest star line in the set, 4.4 from 21 ratings, with the 800 kg breaker and a 22 mm wheel at about £284.94.
Rubi Speed-62 N
Lowest price and lightest cutter in the set, about £240.79, for frequent glazed tile when 62 cm is enough.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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