Why do plumbers use a pipe cutter instead of a hacksaw on copper pipes?
Question:i find it much easier to use a hacksaw.btw iam not a plumber.
Answers:
Copper is easily malleable...that means it can be bent slightly out of shape easily. And to be able to get the very BEST seal from your copper pipe to whatever fixture you are adhering to the cut end, it needs to be true-to-round.
A pipe cutter gives you the cut where you need it, leaving the pipe in pristine round shape, because it cuts from the outside of the pipe in, equally around. When you cut with a hacksaw, you do not get a true and level cut, you take the chance (in fact you can not help BUT) of bending the pipe out of true, and you are left with dangerous burrs that then need to be sanded off with grit cloth.
Why are you resisting the pipe cutter so much...they are not that expensive? And when they give a superior job that gives you a finished surface good to go every time, then what is the problem?
To get a straight cut and no burrs
NEAT and STRAIGHT cut for the joints springs to mind - BTW I am not a plumber but even I use a proper pipe cutter. Less chance of leaks and a better seal for the solder on joints
Probably because it gives a better cut.
A lot of times when you are fixing pipes, they are not going to be out in the open where you can get them with a hacksaw, and that is where a pipe cutter comes in handy because all you have to do is spin it around the pipe itself. Also, it makes a cleaner cut than a hacksaw does.
Because it makes the cut completely even all the way around. With a hacksaw, you're likely to cut at a slight angle. The pipe cutter is much easier to use. It's virtually dummy-proof. I know this for a fact. LOL I make lamps out of copper pipe and slate.
The right tools always make a difference. A pipe cutter is cheap--and worth the few $$.
My husband's a plumber. The cutter gives an accurate & tidy cut and doesn't 'squeeze' the pipe. Saves a lot of time too but the cutter has to be really sharp. The cutter doesn't leave a serrated edge which could harm and it leaves a cut wihich can be soldered more effectively.
Are you impressed?
Because it's easier and leaves a cleaner cut.
Its quicker, makes a neat cut with less mess, and provides a clean and perpendicular end for joints.
It makes a better cut! Thats about the only reason.
Pipe cutters (actually tubing cutters) always produces a straight, clean cut while insuring the tubing is perfectly round. If the tubing is not perfectly round, it won't fit in the joints well and makes for much less reliable soldering.
If the cutter has a sharp cutting disk, it is very easy to use.
Well, a pipe cutter gives you a better and cleaner cut. Then using a hacksaw. A hacksaw likes to move on you when you are cutting and does not cut the pipe stright. Its the blade that sometimes bends when you are cutting. And with pipe cutters you get a clean cut and an even cut with them. Hope this help you. Jerry
Pipe cutters give a perfectly square and smooth cut. You can't do that with a hacksaw.
A hacksaw will leave burs around the pipe as a cutter leaves a smooth edge
They use pipe cutters because it gives a smooth level cut with no burrs and maintains the correct shape for a good seal. Have you tried the plastic push fit fittings that are now avaliable? They are so easy no soldering or spanners just push and go.
It's a tubing cutter. And it's a better one than the one you used no doubt. Don't quit your day job.
Pipe cutters do a better job of cutting no burrs.
It's quicker and easier on the plumber that has to make lots of cuts. Also provides a straight cut.
To prevent metal shaving from getting inside the pipe and to make a cleaner, smother cut.
When you cut metal with a hacksaw, it makes little metal shavings, like sawdust but metal. You cant avoid it. You dont want that stuff in your plumbing lines. It would end up destroying equipment and valves and make more work for yourself.
Hi,
A pipe cutter leave a nice clean edge and it is also nice and square.
There is usually a little burr on the inside, a good pipe cutter will have a little tool on it to remove this.
When I have had to cut a pipe near to the wall and cannot easily move it away I used an angle grinder with a non ferrous wheel.
Works a treat...lol
Because they are plumbers...And you are not?
Plumbers use pipe cutters to avoid rough edges to the cut pipe, always use a pipe cutter to join copper to a pushfit plastic pipe fitting otherwise sharp edges can tear the rubber "o" ring causing leaks. happy plumbing.!
No burr with pipe cutter
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