Recommendations for pex and pvc cutter

[ive]

Appreciate your input. Thank you.

 

[signcrafter]

I have the m12 PVC cutter and it works great for PVC and works on pex but it's a little big. For pex I have a rothenberger cutter that works good.

 

[d.mcfarland]

Manual or powered?

 

[mike93lx]

I have a husky ratcheting cutter for pvc, works great for 1.5 and smaller. Bigger stuff, I use a Sawzall. It works fine for pex and soft tubing, but is slow.

 

[KnurledNut]

From experience in the trades, I learned to avoid cheap pvc/cpvc cutters.
Ridgid RC-1625
Reed RS1

Pex/poly-b: Just about anything will do.
Milwaukee 48-22-4202

 

[Steve_P]

I have a cheap ratcheting PVC cutter. No idea the brand as I bought it 20+ years ago; so maybe HF. It will cut PVC, but it's absolutely terrible at it. So yeah, buy a name brand like Ridgid. Or maybe a well-reviewed clone of a Ridgid, or similar, if you can't justify the real deal.

 

[tarmy]

I have the m12 PVC cutter and it works great for PVC and works on pex but it's a little big. For pex I have a rothenberger cutter that works good.

This. I thought that they were an expensive gimmic…NOPE. I have used mine a lot over the last 6 or so years. Laid about 2 miles of joint trench and that thing was awesome. Expensive but worth every penny.

 

[scooby074]

Pex

PVC

 

[nadogail]

Avoid those unknown brand tools, they will not be worth fooling with; name brand tools have earned their good reputation.

 

[sparky 1971]

For the smaller stuff, up to 1" I buy the cheap store brands. Right now it's a Masterforce from Menards, and will probably be replaced with the same the next time I lose it or drop in in a ditch and don't want to get it. I have a pretty nice Lenox that goes up to 1-1/4, anything larger than that gets bandsawed.

Masterforce® 1-5/8" Ratcheting Pipe Cutter

All Masterforce® pipe cutters are made from die cast aluminum bodies which allow them to be lightweight and durable. Ratcheting pipe cutters come with hardened stainless steel blades for quick clean cuts. Masterforce® pipe cutters are backed by Masterforce® lifetime warranty.

www.menards.com

LENOX® 1 - 1/4" PVC Ratcheting Pipe Cutter

Lenox tools are designed to make all plumbing jobs easier and pracitical. Made with durability and the user in mind.

www.menards.com

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Metalworking/Band-Saws/2829-20 Mine isn't the Fuel though.

 

[ive]

Hi all. Sorry. Looking for a manual one.

 

[sparky 1971]

I forgot that I have a Klein PVC cutter for up to 2". The one time I used it 25 years ago the blade bent on the first and only attempt at cutting a 2". The last I saw it, it was sitting in a drawer of my brother's toolbox with the same bent blade.