If any of you guys needs to cut PVC pipe I've found the perfect cutter. The Knipex 94 10 185 cutter. it's a pistol grip type and much improved over the regular scissors ratcheting type. There are other brands out that look similar if not identical but I figured if I'm gonna drop some coin I might as well get a name brand that I know and trust. I would think any pistol grip cutter would be an improvement. The way it works is a ratcheting blade slides out straight into the pipe to make the cut, since it's not swinging on an arc there is less chance of it deflecting so cuts come out straighter. The Knipex blade has a point that first pierces the pipe and then makes the cut, this seems to hold the pipe in place better and uses less effort and doesn't squish the pipe. Flat blade cutters tend to deform the pipe more.
http://chadstoolbox.com/94-10-185-knipex-7-4-inch-plastic-pipe-cutter-pistol-grip/
I've had a couple of ratcheting PVC cutters and they all exhibited the same characteristic. They would not cut straight, the cuts would almost always come out angled. The blade would deflect as it swings down since the pivot point was not stiff enough. Sometimes they would not ratchet and I would have to hold the back of the blade down so there was pressure so it would ratchet. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the ratchet cutters over using a hacksaw for the quickness but the bad cuts were a pain and wasted pipe since I had to recut. oh by the way don't waste your money on the Lowes Kobalt ratcheting cutter, after two cuts in 1" sch40 PVC the blade actually deformed and was bent.
http://chadstoolbox.com/94-10-185-knipex-7-4-inch-plastic-pipe-cutter-pistol-grip/
I've had a couple of ratcheting PVC cutters and they all exhibited the same characteristic. They would not cut straight, the cuts would almost always come out angled. The blade would deflect as it swings down since the pivot point was not stiff enough. Sometimes they would not ratchet and I would have to hold the back of the blade down so there was pressure so it would ratchet. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the ratchet cutters over using a hacksaw for the quickness but the bad cuts were a pain and wasted pipe since I had to recut. oh by the way don't waste your money on the Lowes Kobalt ratcheting cutter, after two cuts in 1" sch40 PVC the blade actually deformed and was bent.
