Best 10mm cutter

[Mgrant]

What kind of cutter is the best for 10mm copper? The wrap over ones or ones you tighten up yourself as you turn the cutter?

 

[anz]

A proper pipe slice is always better... If you use it enough to justify buying it for that size pipe.

 

[Mgrant]

Thanks can I ask why you state there better?

 

[anz]

Smaller and compact so you get them in to tighter spaces, plus they're quicker.

 

[lame plumber]

A hacksaw otherwise you cant fit the inserts in.

 

[Keefy]

Hacksaw on 10mm for me plus while we're on the subject of 10mm; the Monument 10mm Olive Remover is a brilliant bit of kit, saved me lots of time while on a 3 month job upgrading a whole estate in Wigan once.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

monument,todays tools 10mm slice is pants

 

[IND_Nick]

I bought a Bacho 10mm slice about a year ago and it has been great. Well worth the money, much quicker than hacksaw and leaves a perfect finish for fittings to slide on.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

A hacksaw otherwise you cant fit the inserts in.

why would you want inserts on 10mm copper?

 

[turnpin]

I have this......regards Turnpin

 

[MC_Bob]

why would you want inserts on 10mm copper?

Because the soft copper crushes too easily with compression.

 

[Roger Welton]

OFTEC require either flared or with inserts (for oil lines)

 

[Old Account]

What kind of cutter is the best for 10mm copper? The wrap over ones or ones you tighten up yourself as you turn the cutter?

 

[Mgrant]

monument,todays tools 10mm slice is pants

Was todays tools slice I was thinking of getting, manily cause it the only one can find in store toolstation. They that bad?

 

[Paulplumb]

I have the today's tools 8mm tube cutter and can honestly say it is a great bit if kit.

 

[JCplumb]

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That's what I use for anything < 15mm too.

 

[tamz]

Junior hacksaw and an old rad valve to round it off.

 

[plumben]

ive been using the Rothenberger Mini cut 2, only goes up to 22mm but small enough to get into most places failing that junior hacksaw and 10mm Nut to cut up against to get a nice cut

 

[Stigster]

ive been using the Rothenberger Mini cut 2

This is what I use. It's a bit slow but by going slowly and carefully you can minimise the internal burr to the point it's easy to get a liner in which is an absolute must have on oil lines. I have found oil lines without a liner sometime suck air in as they are under vacuum with the top outlet tanks and even a tiny amount of air will ruin oil pumps on the burner.

 

[Mgrant]

The todays tools cutter seems to de form the end a fair bit. What is the best way to de bur this?

 

[Stigster]

The todays tools cutter seems to de form the end a fair bit. What is the best way to de bur this?

I use one of these tools. The metal cutting blade rotates freely in the end of the tool so you just put it in the end of the pipe, "whip" it around a couple of times and job done.

Rems 113910 Reg Universal Deburring Tool

 

[Mgrant]

Do most people de bur?

 

[Stigster]

Do most people de bur?

If making flared fittings it is essential as any burr is likely to form a kind of lip on the flare and this will certainly leak. If it's a compression fitting and the liner goes in then there is no need to deburr because the liner in place covers up the burr and it can't have any effect on flow.