AIRAJ- PVC Pipe Cutter | Cuts up to 1-5/8" (1.6'') | Ratcheting PVC Cutter Tool | PEX Pipe Cutter | V Shaped SK5 Steel Blade | For cutting PVCCPVCPPPEXPE Plastic Pipes

I bought this as an experiment. I thought it might be good for cutting small trees around my fence line. It works surprisingly well for trees and branches up to about 2" in diameter. It takes a bit of hand strength of course. I got the one with the metal handle. I doubt the plastic handle will hold up.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Price is right

We had some 2 inch PVC pool pipe damaged over the winter due to water in the pipe freezing. The pipe that needed to be replaced was in a very difficult to reach location. I had planned to saw the pipe, but there was no room for a saw. This pipe cutter is compact enough that I could get to the pipe, and it made nice clean cuts.It also comes with an extra blade.I knocked one star off my rating because the description says it can cut up to 3 inch pipe. I question whether it would. Several other reviewers have stated that they could not get it to cut 3 inch pipe.

I think the reason Amazon states this is a frequently returned item is because the description says it can open up to 3 inches. This is true IF you remove the black blade guide. See the pictures where I show the opening inches both with and without the blade guide. Just because the cutter can open up to 3" does not mean it is able to cut a 3" PVC pipe!PVC pipe dimensions are usually referring to the INSIDE of the pipe. A 2" PVC pipe is thicker than 2" if you measure from outside to outside. 3" pipe exterior dimensions are also greater than 3."It does a great job of cutting 2" PVC and smaller sizes. I do not know of any other PVC cutting tool made in this style that CAN cut a 3" PVC pipe. I use a saws-all with a fine tooth blade and then sand paper to brush off off the jagged loose PVC bits after making the cut -when cutting 3" or larger pipe.There may be better tools available to cut larger pipes like this, but I do not have enough need to to cut those larger pipes to invest in other tools.This one is great for 2" and smaller, comes with a spare blade and the blade can be swapped out with ease so I am happy with the product.

This product was better than expected and even came with an extra blade! Early Father's day present for him and me! I bought 2!

At maximum this will cut a 2" PVC pipe. I did not try, because I bought it for a 3" PVC pipe, and I can 100% guarantee that it cannot even begin to engage with a 3" pipe, let alone cut through. The tool itself seems to be of decent quality, and the extra blade would be a nice thing to have, but unless you are cutting two inches or less, this is not the tool for you.

These cut pipe clean with a few squeezes of the handles definitely a time saver vs sawing.

Works great