60's Craftsman copper pipe cutter

[mitch01]

Hi, i bought this at a garage sale over the weekend. Id like to get a new cutting wheel but they only seem to be advertised by tool.
anyone know what to replace this wheel with?
The cutter seems to be a Craftsman #5533 , and per Craftsman it was intended to use a #5529 wheel.

My wheel has following dimensions (see attached image) also:


OD: .80"

Shoulder OD: .5"

Hole dia: .195"

Flange thickness: .18"

thanks

 

[The Cobbler]

I've found only a few sizes in cutters . I have some at home I will measure tonight and see if I can identify anything.

 

[mitch01]

Hi, I acquired this at a sale yesterday. I'm trying to find a new cutting wheel. Seems that all ads refer to a tool make/model.
Can anyone assist with what wheel is correct?
The cutter appears to be a Craftsman #5533 cutter, per Craftsman it was intended to use a #5529 wheel.

My wheel has following dimensions (see attached image) also:

OD: .80"

Shoulder OD: .5"

Hole dia: .195"

Flange thickness: .18"

thanks

 

[Toold_up]

McMaster has one that is very similar in size:

McMaster-Carr

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www.mcmaster.com

 

[RTM]

Best bet is go to a commercial plumbing supply store, wheel in hand, and hope you get competent help.

Worst case, go to a Home Depot with your calipers in hand, and measure, and hope you are competent. In looking at their ads, they measure the package about half the time.

Since we know Craftsman didn't "make" anything, you might be able to find it's brother in another tool line, and actually find a part number for the OEM piece . This General one looks pretty close,

GENERAL TOOL Tubing Cutter GHM120

Worst case might be Grainger or McMaster

 

[mitch01]

Thanks, i may bring my caliper to the store as you suggest. There is a plumbing place nearby too.

Any idea how old it is? That Craftsman logo looks unusual to me.

 

[yatg]

Looks like a "long c" logo with text in the underline bar.

I have a similar cutter, 9-5533, with a crown logo.

FWIW, Amazon lists General Tools RW121 as a replacement for 5529.
Unavail at Amazon, but plenty on ebay.

And its a tubing cutter, not a pipe cutter.

 

[mitch01]

Thanks, I want to use it for cutting domestic copper pipes (which I guess qualifies as tubing). I always called them copper pipe but i guess thats incorrect.

I saw the RW121 earlier but noticed the flange width is a little smaller. Do you think that makes any difference?

I see Long C Logo ended in 40's. Maybe i should clean the tube cutter and save with my antique tools

 

[3baygarage]

I think it's a General in disguise. I know General went import with much of their stuff at Sears years ago.

 

[The Cobbler]

I think it's a General in disguise. I know General went import with much of their stuff at Sears years ago.

BINGO!

 

[yatg]

I saw the RW121 earlier but noticed the flange width is a little smaller. Do you think that makes any difference?

If by flange width, you are referring to the overall thickness of the wheel, the one on mine is approx 3/16, 0.1875, and the shoulder diameter is approx 3/8", 0.375, and the overall diameter is approx 11/16", 0.6875. There's a very very slight amount of left/right play, more like its rocking on the screw than sliding back and forth. If there's a lot of play, you could probably make a washer out of thin sheet metal or an old blade feeler gauge to compensate.

Its a good made in the USA tool. Fix it and use it.

 

[mitch01]

Thanks. I meant that the shoulder dia of the orig wheel is 50" and the replacement is .375", and overall dia of orig is 13/16". I'm wondering if RW121 is unsuitable due to being slightly smaller in these respects?

 

[yatg]

Shoulder doesn't matter, not part of the cutting area.

The max size tube it can cut with a 11/16" wheel is about 1-1/8" outside diameter.
Having a 13/16" wheel will reduce that to about 1" od.

No guarantee that the wheel in yours, or mine, is original.

 

[mitch01]

Shoulder doesn't matter, not part of the cutting area.

The max size tube it can cut with a 11/16" wheel is about 1-1/8" outside diameter.
Having a 13/16" wheel will reduce that to about 1" od.

No guarantee that the wheel in yours, or mine, is original.

Thanks for the insightful comment. I ordered a pair and will try some cutting. Also, I had the same thought as you that the larger wheel may not have been intended for my tool.

 

[The Cobbler]

Having a 13/16" wheel will reduce that to about 1" od.

will also reduce the minimum size tube it can cut too.