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'''It only works on soft metals, please use a [[hacksaw]] or [[Disc Grinder|disc grinder]] for anything harder than [[Material:Copper|copper]].'''
'''It only works on soft metals, please use a [[hacksaw]] or [[Disc Grinder|disc grinder]] for anything harder than [[Material:Copper|copper]].'''
[[File:hook tool 2.JPG|thumb|left|the first step of most tool handle [[woodturning]] projects is the ferrule - easily cut with the pipe cutter!]]




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Revision as of 00:26, 13 July 2019

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Pipe Cutter

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Synonyms: tube cutter, tubing cutter, conduit cutter;
DE: Rohrschneider, Rohrabschneider
Type: hand tool
Material: aluminum, brass or copper pipes
Location: metal workshop
Access Requirements: read this page

Our small red pipe cutter can cut non-ferrous metal pipes between 3 and 22 mm in diameter.

To cut, gradually tighten the screw as you turn the tool around a pipe again and again. No swarfs (Späne) are generated by this neat little tool!

It only works on soft metals, please use a hacksaw or disc grinder for anything harder than copper.

the first step of most tool handle woodturning projects is the ferrule - easily cut with the pipe cutter!