"Andy Hall" akak Matt wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:33:16 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
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"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:57:40 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
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"Andy Hall" aka Matt wrote in message

I don't know what you bought.

Certainly the blade needs to be sharp so that the pipe is cleanly
sliced rather than crushed.

This Monument one is pretty good, having an anvil to steady the pipe
square as well as a ratchet action

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp...ite&PID=129359


Matt, it is not good at all and a waste of money. I have used one.

Either you had a dud one or you are cack handed.

Matt, it was not dud, pretty new, and a poor design. The ratchet steps
are
too far apart.

Only if you're cack handed.



Mine works fine.

You have to compress the blade and
body of the cutters together, which can nick your
hands, so the ratchet can catch the next notch.

You're not supposed to put your fingers in the way......

You have to hold the blade and body together for the ratchet to catch.
Your fingers can get nicked.

No you don't.

Matt, you have never used one of these substandard cutters then.

It also can leave a sharpish
edge that may nick the O ring.

You are meant to have a clean square edge.

Matt, that is so, but it doesn't always give one.

Goodness knows what you were doing.

Putting the pipe in square and sweezing the handles, and then using one hand
to ensure the blade and body come together otherwise no cut.

I have done that regularly and always
had a square clean edge as I am a
craftsman.

ROTFL.

Matt, you can get therapy for laughing at nothing.

These cutters are supposed to make matters quicker, but don't
deliver on usability and the result, which is not good enough as I had to
use a fine file to take away the nicks.

Were you using it upside down or something, or had you tried to cut
copper with it?

The purpose is not so much speed, alhough it does that but to get a
clean, square edge to the end of the pipe.

It rarely does that.

A waste of time. Monument rebaged
the tool and obviously never tested it out.

A poor workman......

....has no money.