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Dickie

Anyone else think that 15,22 & 28mm of the above is bloody hard to cut?? Even with brand new cutters it's still very difficult to cut.
Your thoughts please.
 
I like the rotary pipe slices but use a ratchet cutter most of the time. The jg speedfit cutters seem excellent too when I borrowed a pair
 
never had any problems bud i use the rothenberger cutters that turn them slightly and i get no hassles
 
I dont like the ratchet type cutters, i have the blue irwin cutters, twist them slightly as you cut and their perfect, great for cutting condense too
 
Thanks guys for the input, I'll buy a few sets of the Irwin cutters for our chaps.
 
Probably your limp wrist hampering you. You need to do some wrist strengthening exercises.
 
Dickie said:
Thanks guys for the input, I'll buy a few sets of the Irwin cutters for our chaps.
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Plastic pipe sharp cutters and there me thinking you new everything DICK
Maybe the RATS you like can sell you some
Or even screwfix can let you back in
 
Give the cutters a little twist so they cut into the pipe and not squash it. That way can fit the inserts easily and the fitting will push on easier.
 
As I found out the other day with the monument cutters. Mark with pencil and not finger. Sliced through thumb, which was nice
 
Dickie said:
Anyone else think that 15,22 & 28mm of the above is bloody hard to cut?? Even with brand new cutters it's still very difficult to cut.
Your thoughts please.
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Isn't plastic for cc/ccc's

;)
 
most plastics need about the same effort to cut through in my experience. 28mm is always very hard with the small sized cutters.
 
simon0703 said:
As I found out the other day with the monument cutters. Mark with pencil and not finger. Sliced through thumb, which was nice
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If you twist your thumb as you're cutting it you'll get a nice clean cut and can just use a speedfit connector to refit the end of it.
 
What sort of 39 years in the trade plumber doesn't know how to cut through plastic pipe, what have you been doing up to now , burning it off with your lighter :lol:
 
gas man said:
why is it because the majority of you plastic surgeons cant cut strait ?
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Ooh that cuts deep! How many fitters still cut copper tube with a hacksaw and remove burrs from outside opposed to a pipe slice?

When pipe sizing is done its on a clean burr free tube? Apprentices can't seem to grasp that the 4mm u loose on 22mm is important. ??

Plastic is for house bashers and people who can't be bothered to bend. Excluding ufh.
 
Gas said:
That is against MIs

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You could use an old bow saw or bite it off if you like as long as you clean the cut.
The reason they say use a blade cutter is its easier for the brain dead to get clean cuts that don't catch the o ring. No other reason.
 
Ermintrude said:
Ooh that cuts deep! How many fitters still cut copper tube with a hacksaw and remove burrs from outside opposed to a pipe slice?

When pipe sizing is done its on a clean burr free tube? Apprentices can't seem to grasp that the 4mm u loose on 22mm is important. ??

Plastic is for house bashers and people who can't be bothered to bend. Excluding ufh.
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mainly use copper and i can easily cut that strait plastic is half the effort to get a strait cut
 
Ermintrude said:
Ooh that cuts deep! How many fitters still cut copper tube with a hacksaw and remove burrs from outside opposed to a pipe slice?
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I was cutting my 3/4 pipe with a junior on tuesday because as usual my new pipeslices (kopex), just bought on monday are shyte and the wheel won't spring forward and i stupidly took my old ones out the van on monday night.

Btw if they are loosing 4mm on a cut buy them a wheel :wink: :lol:
 
tamz said:
You could use an old bow saw or bite it off if you like as long as you clean the cut.
The reason they say use a blade cutter is its easier for the brain dead to get clean cuts that don't catch the o ring. No other reason.
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I was told that the jagged edge left by a hacksaw can snag on the o-ring.....

Like you say instructions for the brain dead :)
 
tamz said:
I was cutting my 3/4 pipe with a junior on tuesday because as usual my new pipeslices (kopex), just bought on monday are shyte and the wheel won't spring forward and i stupidly took my old ones out the van on monday night.

Btw if they are loosing 4mm on a cut buy them a wheel :wink: :lol:
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Use m18 hacksall ad get perfect full bore cuts all day long. Monument slices seem to last longest all others tramline.
 
All the pipe slices are junk these days. Made by accountants.
The £3 ones from bes last just as long as kopex/ rothy's monuments and those things they sell in grahams or whatever. Tried them all.
My first set of slices 20 odd years ago lasted me about 3 years (with a few wheels). Now i'm going through 3 - 4 sets a year.
I've just ordered 10 sets (5 x 15 and 5 x 22 for £35) of the tornado ones from bes which should last a year or so. (they come with a spare wheel too )
My old freebie plastic pipe cutter will last another 10 years at least for all i use it.
 
tamz said:
All the pipe slices are junk these days. Made by accountants.
The £3 ones from bes last just as long as kopex/ rothy's monuments and those things they sell in grahams or whatever. Tried them all.
My first set of slices 20 odd years ago lasted me about 3 years (with a few wheels). Now i'm going through 3 - 4 sets a year.
I've just ordered 10 sets (5 x 15 and 5 x 22 for £35) of the tornado ones from bes which should last a year or so. (they come with a spare wheel too )
My old freebie plastic pipe cutter will last another 10 years at least for all i use it.
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I had a tear when I finally got rid of my original kopex slices. 1997 - 2000ish / few new wheels and lots if tlc.
 
Dickie sorry to hear about ur mother. Words don't really help but know how u feel.
 
Ermintrude said:
Dickie sorry to hear about ur mother. Words don't really help but know how u feel.
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Oh it's fine Trudy dear boy, we found her again.
She'd been saving her pension money for weeks & gone on a giant bender. At 89 you'd think she'd behave!!
Never mind, we got her Scooter back out of Cash Convertors & the Police are not pressing charges.
 
Bye bye dickie! Please don't come back!
 
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He was already on a second chance and didn't learn.

I know members rub each other up the wrong way occasionally. That's part and parcel of a forum. By and large everyone gets on.

I actually had one "me or him" pm. Normally I pay no heed to that sort of message because I won't be held to ransom but in this case I knew it wouldn't be too long before we had more pm's like that.

There's been more than enough upset these last few months. Really can't be dealing with another exodus.

So farewell Dickie it was.
 
Well
We all owe you drinks for kicking that tool out
What sort of weirdo pretends his mother died as a joke!!!!
 
tamz said:
I was cutting my 3/4 pipe with a junior on tuesday because as usual my new pipeslices (kopex), just bought on monday are shyte and the wheel won't spring forward and i stupidly took my old ones out the van on monday night.

Btw if they are loosing 4mm on a cut buy them a wheel :wink: :lol:
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Try Irwin pipe slices, there brilliant and last well. Irwin ones are a bit bigger, making it difficult in tight spaces. My kopex slices do that, just bang them on something solid and the wheel pops back out, not a permanent fix but gets you out of a tight spot.
 
Leo21 said:
Try Irwin pipe slices, there brilliant and last well. Irwin ones are a bit bigger, making it difficult in tight spaces. My kopex slices do that, just bang them on something solid and the wheel pops back out, not a permanent fix but gets you out of a tight spot.
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Irwin are same as Lennox and cheap ones in Graham's!
 
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