6-in Wide Tile & THINSET REMOVAL BIT Floor Scraper, SDS Max!!! (6” X 25”)

Works great to scrape up tile. Had to replace the bolts that were included because they weren't strong enough.

Unfortunately some people expect tools to do all the work for them with minimal effort on their part and when it doesn't they blame the tool. This scraper gets an extreme amount of abuse from the hammering and for some reason people complain when it tends to loosen bolts or shear the occasional one off. This tool did an excellent job removing 30 year old thinset, tile was removed with a 24"X 4" chisel in the same demolition hammer. Was it Fast? Took 4 hrs to do 130 sq ft and it was like removing 1/4" of poured concrete. Had to tighten the bolts twice, not a big deal since it was good time to take a break. If you over tighten the bolts they tend to shear off/break much faster. Beware the head gets extremely hot and standard threadlock melts away, use a threadlock for high heat and be prepared to work for a few hours before needing to check looseness. We did not use this tool to remove the large tile but it had no problems with removing penny round from the bathroom floor and shower.

We have a flooring installation company and removing thinset is a huge part of our job. We bought a different thinset removal bit prior to this that was about $30 cheaper from another company on Amazon, but the shaft broke within the first week. We purchased this removal bit from Thinset Removal LLC and it has worked wonderfully. It is very strong and durable. We have had this one for almost a year and it is still holding up. The only thing is the metal plate that holds the blade on has broken, but I emailed Thinset Removal LLC and spoke to Rody and asked for a replacement plate. They mailed it out immediately. I received it within 3 days and we are back in business. It is nice to deal with a company that stands behind their product. I would definitely buy it again.

The tool is great and permits effective and efficient thinset removal. Like others have said the fasteners provided with the tool are the weak link. The hardened M10-1.5 cap bolts arrive pre-treated w/ blue thread locker. They also use / include non-hardened nylock nuts. A second set of these fasteners are included. The problem stems from the fact that the tool gets hot during usage. Heat is used to soften / release the blue thread locker, like is used on the tool bolts. The bolts get too hot to touch during usage, making that liquid thread locker ineffective. The nylock nut is specified for 220°F maximum temperature. The fastener gets waaay hotter than that temperature during usage. The melted nylon is visible on the bolt threads. My solution was to use hardened distorted thread lock nuts. These fasteners are effective at temperatures up to 1,400°F. These fasteners were a good solution to the loosening problem. (The attached image for mine also have hardened jam nuts on longer hardened bolts, from an earlier attempt to resolve the loosening problem. Edit: Unused tool was stored in non-climate controlled room and entire surface became covered in rust. The tool is un-coated steel. The tool was restored to new appearance by first scraping surface w/ utility knife blade, then by sanding w/ fine grit sandpaper. The tool is now stored w/ light oil on surface.

Great product, removes the tile and thinset the way they advertise. Take a look at all the videos that customers have posted on youtube. PLEASE, PLEASE, if your SDS MAX power is below 8.1 ft-lbs buy the smaller bit that is 4.5 inches wide. This blade is better for hammers that have the power above the 8.1 ft-lbs. Great customer service, either the owner of the company or the employees will respond to your email, almost immediately. They will listen to your concern and make recommendations from there on. I do recommend the company to my friends and I will buy more products from them. I will post pictures and videos as soon as I continue with the remodel

This bit did an excellent job removing a house full of saltillo tile. Paired with the right impact tool, you'll have no problem getting anything up. My only issue was with the bolts. So far I have had to replace two of the four bolts because they snapped in half. I replaced them with a better quality bolt and have had no issues.

I had an SDS MAX (6.1 ft-lbs) and an SDS Plus (2.2 ft-lbs) available to remove 800 square feet of mexican tile. I tried a variety of combinations of bits and tools to find what worked best. I found that this bit worked well for thinset removal, but took a little bit time than the 4" version for SDS Plus. I found that the smaller SDS plus actually did a better job of removing thinset than the larger 6" SDS Max bit. I believe this is because the SDS plus, although lower energy, has twice the frequency (5,800 bpm versus 2,900 bmp for the SDS max). The higher frequency seems to take the thinset off better. Using this combination, I was able to remove 800 square feet of tile and thinset in about 13 hours (approximately 60 square feet per hour). If your SDS Max is a higher frequency, than the 6" thinset removal bit may work better for you.