On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:21:48 +0100, chris French wrote:

You'll also need a pipe cutter so that
you get clean 90 degree cuts on the ends - if you don't do much a
cheap one will do.


I've done a number of joints with a Stanley knife when my cutter went
awol. It's fine as long as you are careful. Whilst a cutter is the right
tool, if you are doing just a couple of joints I'd probably just do that

I used a copper pipe cutter to put a groove in the plastic pipe then used
the SK, as this gives a followable mark to ensure a square end and also
slightly rounds off the outside so that it goes in to the O-ring seal with
no risk of damage.
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