When a Ridgid brand cutter spirals on the pipe, it is a sure sign
that someone has screwed the cutter into the pipe too far and/or
too tight and sprung the frame. The cutter has been ruined.
Number 30 cutters are not cheap. For a few cuts, I would try a
saw.


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"ng_reader" wrote in message
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Peeps,

I have this 2" copper pipe that I want to cut into sections for
some
decorative/restorative reasons.

Shopping at my local (yep, local) Harbor Freight store, I picked
up a $12
gigantic pipe cutter.

Everyone who knows Harbor Freight, knows it's junk. Even the
Chinese who
make their stuff probably have their own special word for that
junk they
produce.

But my question is this: Would a quality one work just the way
it supposed
to? I can feel the pipe flexing a little as I score it with the
cutting
wheel, but no matter how hard I try I'm just making concentric
circles
either up or down the tube.

Just wondering.

The other solution is to clamp it in my miter box and use my
hacksaw. Which,
come to think of it, is a pretty good solution.

Cheerio.

Mr Curious