!!?? Automatic pipe cutters or manual pipe cutters ??!!

[smithfivezero]

To buy automatic or not to buy automatic?

 

[SimonJohns]

Just a set of kopex. Autos IMO are a fad

 

[brasso1981]

Do you mean a pipe slice or Milwaukee battery type when you say automatic?

 

[tamz]

Depends on how strong your wrists and grip still are and how much patience you have. A bit of a gimmick rather than a necessity, but if they turn you on why not.

 

[Phil]

I've heard the 12v Milwaukee cutters start to spiral and don't cut properly after a while.

Just an extra dead weight in the van and something else to steal.

Nothing beats a pipeslice.

 

[adam84]

what advantage do the autos offer? they are more restricted in tight places, they cost more, you cant get them wet, the batteries can go flat, the batteries need replacing eventualy and are quite costly to replace whereas the pipe slices cost thrupence to replace the cutting wheels. just my 2c.

 

[mega]

A beginner question. I just bought a Monument Automatic Pipe Slice and I expected it to have a sprung blade that cut through the pipe as it turned. However, the gate with the cutter blade in it closes too be much smaller than 15mm so am I supposed to clamp it shut (therere cutting through the pipe at one spot) and then rotate - it would be rather difficult to rotate in a confined space if I need to somehow hold it in place and gradually tighten as it turns.

 

[adam84]

do you mean the cutter made out of yellow and red plastic or the zinc alloy ones?

 

[mega]

cutter is yellow and red plastic.

 

[Resolute]

I've the same cutters. Stick them on the pipe, close them fully and then rotate.

The blade is still sprung so cuts like an ordinary slice.