I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid plasic
waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very often.

Thanks
Richard

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Morley wrote:

I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid
plasic waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very
often.
Thanks
Richard

Pipe cutters intended for plastic pipe such as Hep2O are fine. Otherwise
it's easy enough to cut with a good pair of garden secateurs - the sort with
curves blades which shear, not the sort with a straight blade and an anvil.
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Roger
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:46 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Morley wrote:

I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid
plasic waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very
often.
Thanks
Richard

Pipe cutters intended for plastic pipe such as Hep2O are fine. Otherwise
it's easy enough to cut with a good pair of garden secateurs - the sort with
curves blades which shear, not the sort with a straight blade and an anvil.

Would those not give you an uneven cut?
The plastic pipe cutters I have have a cutting blade that goes down in
between two other parts of the lower jaw ... like these

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/61583/...Cutter-6-42mm#
or these
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/29833/...e-Cutter-210mm
The gap between the bottom jaw(s) is easier to see in the second item
listed .

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:46 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Morley wrote:

I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid
plasic waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very
often.
Thanks
Richard

Pipe cutters intended for plastic pipe such as Hep2O are fine.
Otherwise it's easy enough to cut with a good pair of garden
secateurs - the sort with curves blades which shear, not the sort
with a straight blade and an anvil.

Would those not give you an uneven cut?
The plastic pipe cutters I have have a cutting blade that goes down in
between two other parts of the lower jaw ... like these

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/61583/...Cutter-6-42mm#
or these
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/29833/...e-Cutter-210mm
The gap between the bottom jaw(s) is easier to see in the second item
listed .

If you're doing it for a living, the proper tools are fine - even the second
one at nearly £100! But if you're just cutting one or two pipes, and already
have something like http://tinyurl.com/2adp8d you can achieve perfectly
acceptable results without needing to spend any money. [In Wilkinson Sword
parlance you need bypass pruners, not anvil pruners].
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Cheers,
Roger
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:46 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Morley wrote:

I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid
plasic waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very
often.
Thanks
Richard

Pipe cutters intended for plastic pipe such as Hep2O are fine. Otherwise
it's easy enough to cut with a good pair of garden secateurs - the sort
with
curves blades which shear, not the sort with a straight blade and an
anvil.

Isn't 25 mm a bit big for secateurs? I just use a hacksaw and clean off the
burrs with a stanley knife or sandpaper. A tenon saw or other fairly fine
toothed wood saw will also work.

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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:46 -0000, "Roger Mills"
wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Morley wrote:

I will shortly be puchasing and running some MDPE 25 mm pipe work.

Not used it before . What tool do I need to cut it sqaure ?.

I presume that the hand "plastic pipe cutters" sold are for rigid
plasic waste pipe rather than MDPE.

Something not too expensive I hope as I will not be doing this very
often.
Thanks
Richard

Pipe cutters intended for plastic pipe such as Hep2O are fine. Otherwise
it's easy enough to cut with a good pair of garden secateurs - the sort
with
curves blades which shear, not the sort with a straight blade and an
anvil.

Isn't 25 mm a bit big for secateurs? I just use a hacksaw and clean off
the burrs with a stanley knife or sandpaper. A tenon saw or other fairly
fine toothed wood saw will also work.

Thanks for your contributions.
Having today purchased the MDPE and experimented with both secateurs and
hacksaw ,
I think I agree with newshound.

again many thanks.

Richard

On 29 Feb, 20:34, "newshound" wrote:

Isn't 25 mm a bit big for secateurs? I just use a hacksaw

You are Doctor Drivel and I claim my five pounds!

and clean off the burrs with a stanley knife or sandpaper.

Sorry, that's a fiver I owe you.


_IF_ you do this neatly, square, and you properly de-burr it
afterwards, then this can work. If you're Drivel, then the burrs from
sawing cause it to leak afterwards.

Use some very big bypass shears. Works fine, no burrs.

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On 29 Feb, 20:34, "newshound" wrote:

Isn't 25 mm a bit big for secateurs? I just use a hacksaw

You are Doctor Drivel and I claim my five pounds!

You are a total idiot! Please eff off.