plastic conduit cutters

[paul wild]

Hi guys and girls,
Im now in the market for some new plastic conduit cutters any reccomendations please ? :bulb2:

 

[Hawk81]

I hate those things ^^^

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I hate those things ^^^

well....you wouldn`t would you hawk....lol..
they don`t comply with ******** ...lol

 

[High Tower]

Darkwood I agree. I see "sparks" with the poorest of tool boxes/bags and don't know how the get anything done. I have a very large collection of tools in my toolbag and other tools I don't use everyday stay in the van until needed. Simple as that

I'm the same mate, although I do also have a load of stuff I carry and never use!

For me conduit cutter every time, quicker, cleaner, neater!!!. No contest!.

And yes I can use a hacksaw, I can even cut round holes in 3/4 plate with a gas axe, I use em out of choice, I believe a tool for every job and the right tool should be used! It frustrates me when I see a spark or any tradesman arrive on site with a chipped screwdriver and bent hacksaw and set to work!.

Not that I'm suggesting any of those that are anti conduit cutters are the same it's just one of my observations that frustrates me!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I'm the same mate, although I do also have a load of stuff I carry and never use!

For me conduit cutter every time, quicker, cleaner, neater!!!. No contest!.

And yes I can use a hacksaw, I can even cut round holes in 3/4 plate with a gas axe, I use em out of choice, I believe a tool for every job and the right tool should be used! It frustrates me when I see a spark or any tradesman arrive on site with a chipped screwdriver and bent hacksaw and set to work!.

Not that I'm suggesting any of those that are anti conduit cutters are the same it's just one of my observations that frustrates me!

used to use bottles daily high.....1/8th nozzle on 1" plate....and i had it down to a tee n all.....just used to click edge of`t plate with a grinder....all that fluff just dropped off......

 

[Adam W]

I've tried those 'scissor-action' ratchet pipe cutters and I didn't get on with them - I find they squash the tube which makes it useless because you can't get it in the accessory. Apparently the trick is to turn the tube, which isn't always convenient.
I bought some Draper Expert ones which are brilliant although a little large and expensive if you're not doing a lot of plastic conduit work.
Nowadays I'm using some cheap ones from Screwfix - they were about £11, don't take up much space, save loads of time and are ideal for getting a nice clean edge on adaptaflex.

GLENNSPARK is wrong BTW - a conduit cutter is worth having. Plastic conduit is here to stay, it's not just a fad.

 

[telectrix]

never triwd a plastic conduit cutter. i would imagine plastic blades would be useless. :sunny:

 

[whitestu]

plastic conduit cutters were a solution for a problem that never existed well unless your incapable of cutting straight in the first place

Bugger - I'd better get some then!

 

[Robotstar5]

+1 for the CK cutters, not used very often but much easier than a hacksaw followed by de-burring

 

[High Tower]

used to use bottles daily high.....1/8th nozzle on 1" plate....and i had it down to a tee n all.....just used to click edge of`t plate with a grinder....all that fluff just dropped off......

Yea theres something really therapeutic about firing up the actelyne sisters! Took me a lot of practice to be handy with em and to be honest I couldn't fre hand a perfect circle, I used to use a welding rod as a centre pin and clamp it to the stem of the torch with the fingers on my left hand.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Yea theres something really therapeutic about firing up the actelyne sisters! Took me a lot of practice to be handy with em and to be honest I couldn't fre hand a perfect circle, I used to use a welding rod as a centre pin and clamp it to the stem of the torch with the fingers on my left hand.

well i worked in fabrications for 15 years...as a plater/welder....so you get used to using the bottles and plasmas n stuff....we were using oxygen acetylene.....some places use propane....its better for heating is that....with a `pepperpot nozzle`.....if using a heating (pepperpot) nozzle with acetylene you`v got to change the mixer....acetylene`s a `wet gas` see.....it dont like it

 

[Engineer54]

Doesn't matter what ratchet type plastic conduit cutters you use, at very low temperatures they will all shatter the conduit as you apply pressure!! lol!! So then, it's back to the J/hacksaw again!! lol!!

 

[Adam W]

At very low temperatures the conduit won't bend either.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

At very low temperatures the conduit won't bend either.

take the chill out of it with a heatgun....even a hairdryer would do for this.....

 

[Adam W]

take the chill out of it with a heatgun....even a hairdryer would do for this.....

You'll be able to cut it with a conduit cutter without it shattering as well.

 

[Engineer54]

You'll be able to cut it with a conduit cutter without it shattering as well.

Not really, your more likely to squash the cut ends at the same time!! lol!!