Good plastic pipe cutter ?

[hemdale]

Hi guys,

I'm a bit in a plumbing tools search...

I need a good PVC pipes / multicouches cutter
and for those who wonder what the %*¨£ is "multicouche" it simply means multilayer pipe, here you go below:

So I was thinking of the cutters below, any input is very welcome. Seems like a racheting one would be the way to go...
My cutting diameters needs would go from 12mm to a possible 40mm PVC pipe. If I could have only ONE cutter to cut all pipes that would be great.

I haven't put VIRAX products since they have been bought by Rothenberger, I'm assuming Virax brand will no longer exist on its own.

PS: not willing to cut copper pipes since I'll stick to the plastic ones.


Here we go...

Knipex

Seems this one only cuts up to 40mm...

http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=group_detail&parentID=1369&groupID=1410

NWS

http://shop.nws-tools.de/index.php/en/plastic-and-multilayer-tube-cutters-11156.html

Rothenberger

ROCUT® TC 42 Professional

http://www.rothenberger.com/en/products/-/30-rocut-plastic-pipe-shears-up-to-75-mm/

REMS

http://www.pipetoolsdirect.co.uk/shop/Rems-291000-ROS-P-42-P-Pipe-Shear.html

http://www.pipetoolsdirect.co.uk/shop/Rems-291250-ROS-P-42-Pipe-Shear.html

 

[rlitman]

I have not done any work with pex-al-pex, but on regular pex, I'm happy with this style:

They also work great on vinyl and rubber hoses, but are useless on PVC pipe.
For PVC, I use a saw.

Something that cuts 40mm is pretty bulky in the hand, and you're going to be working much harder when you make a lot of cuts on 25mm tubing.

 

[hemdale]

Ok I'm putting a video of the VIRAX product...which seems kinda nice anyway !

Virax PC 42

http://www.virax.com/index.php/fr/p...x-composites/coupe-tube-plastique-pc-42-42-mm