ADVICE -Best pipe cutter for 40mm plastic?Hi Guys

[bilabonic]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to purchase a 40mm PVC/Plastic pipe cutter, i have a ceapy chinese ratchet type one but the ratchet system is broke, plus a 40mm pipe barely fits into it.

I will be doing a lot of floplast or polypipe solvent 40mm cuts (not sure which atm, whoever is cheapest and does black fittings/40mm tank connectors etc).

Are these OX ones any good, you can get spare blades etc.

Also which is better Floplast or Polypipe? Plus will they actually fit as i think Floplast is 43mm?

Cutter -https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OX-Tools-Pro-POLYZIP-FAST-CUT-Plastic-Pipe-Cutters-15mm-22mm-35mm-42mm/113743748811?epid=13032639686&hash=item1a7ba7decb:g:s~8AAOSwDPdc1XfG

Thanks

 

[SimonG]

I use what's to hand, hacksaw, hands, multitool. I had plastic pipe cutters for 40 and 32 but found them to be sh!te

 

[bilabonic]

I use what's to hand, hacksaw, hands, multitool. I had plastic pipe cutters for 40 and 32 but found them to be sh!te

I don't want to do hundreds of cuts with a saw/deburring tool hence me asking for a tool.

What type of pipe cutters did you try?

The ratchet type on 40mm i had were useless.

Cheers

 

[Ben-gee]

I have had rothenburger plastic pipe slices for 40 and 32; the 40 one has been good - the 32 almost always spirals off so I don’t use it.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I have had rothenburger plastic pipe slices for 40 and 32; the 40 one has been good - the 32 almost always spirals off so I don’t use it.

I have both. Never had an issue. Is the blade sharp?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Roth plastic pipe slices for me haven’t changed the blades yet

also when you first turn them around the pipe first don’t grip / squeeze the pipe slice too much else it will be stiff to turn

 

[exedon2]

Ive currently got ridgid ones that cut up to 65mm I think nice things but pricey.
Couple of my subbies have rothenberger ones work ok seem a bit prone to sticking. One of others has some of the monument ones had then a few months not had any probs.

 

[Ben-gee]

Yeah it’s just the small one looks like the blade set across at a slight angle, hence spirals off. Can stop it if I remember which way to fight against it!
Probably fixable with a couple of shims but never got round to it....

 

[JCplumb]

I got one for £20 couple of weeks ago from stoolstation. Works pretty well to be fair.
One cutter does both 1 1/4 and 1 1/2.
Rothenberger Plasticut Pro 35-42mm - https://www.toolstation.com/rothenberger-plasticut-pro/p81400

 

[JCplumb]

I got one for £20 couple of weeks ago from stoolstation. Works pretty well to be fair.
One cutter does both 1 1/4 and 1 1/2.
Rothenberger Plasticut Pro 35-42mm - https://www.toolstation.com/rothenberger-plasticut-pro/p81400

I've changed my mind about it. It's a useless piece of plastic, needed to do about 12 cuts with it on Tuesday and didn't get a single one anywhere near square, lots of spiralling no matter what I did. It's going back for a refund tomorrow.