Superior Tool 37516 1-1/4" Internal PVC Pipe Cutter-One and a Quarter Inch Pipe Cutter for PVC, Grey/Black

Worked great on 2 new shower drain installations (remodeling both bathrooms at the same time). Only took a minute to get the hang of it, then it SLICED through the rest of the pipe like buttah. Whole job only took a few minutes. The blade is perfectly sized to cut through the wall of the pipe but without touching the inside of the shower pan drain. Just right.Friendly tip for the DIY novice that's never used one of these before: stuff a towel or wadded newspaper into the drain before cutting to catch all the debris, hold the drill with cutter bit attached FIRMLY in one spot inside the drain pipe (just slightly above the drain pipe gasket seal ring) and apply light pressure inwards to let the blade SLOWLY sink into the plastic until it cuts all the way through (if it jams and the blade loosens, just stop and tighten the blade and try again), then simply work the blade around the inside of the pipe clockwise until you make it back to the starting point, then vacuum it out, then remove towel to keep your new drain clean while doing this dirty job.The blade does tend to loosen and spin freely if it jams in the plastic, but it's easily and quickly fixed by simply tightening the screw and you're back in business. Another reviewer called it worthless for this issue. Apparently he doesn't know how to use a phillips screwdriver? Grow up, dude. This is a simple and expensive, yet perfectly effective tool. A superior design would double or triple the price. Someone who may only use this once or twice or occasionally should not hesitate to purchase if they can cope with tightening a blade now and then.

Worked great for cutting 2” pipe mounted through slab.

Perfect tool for cutting the pipe

Used it a few times now and it's gotten the job done nicely. Hasn't fallen apart yet. Good value

I needed to cut a 3" diameter PVC shower drain pipe that was surrounded by a concrete to about 2" below the level of the slab. Couldn't have done it without this tool. I fashioned a guide that made the job extra easy. The main shaft is 1/2" diameter and took a 3" by 3" scrap of plywood and drilled a 1/2" hole through the center. I placed the shaft of the tool through the plywood "donut" and stacked washers between the donut and the drill to get the proper 2" spacing I needed between the blade and the donut. The donut rested against the existing top of the PVC pipe and kept the cutting blade at just the right level. Nice even cut. Took maybe 60 seconds to do the job once I had it set up. The blade did loosen once, but I tightened the screw using pliers (which seemed to work better than a screw driver). I could have used the tool freehand but the homemade guide made it a no-brainer.

To build a bathroom in my basement, I needed to cut both the toilet and shower ABS drain pipes (4”and 2” respectively) below the surface of the concrete. This little cutter did the job on both of them. I may have dulled it a bit against the concrete, but it saved me from breaking out and re-pouring a bunch of concrete to cut the pipes from the outside. For the price, even if this thing only worked for one job, it would be well worth it. It now lives in the random plumbing tools drawer.

I saw this little tool used on youtube while researching my shower tiling job. Lo and behold, when I was working on it, I needed to cut down my drain in the shower for the shower pan 1 inch. I couldn't reach it to saw it off on the outside and remembered this little tool and ordered it. It worked like a charm. Don't know when I will ever need it again, but that one time I did was justification to have this in my permanent tool collection!

I purchased this to cut the PVC pipe for my shower drain. Since the drain locks from the bottom of the shower pan, I would have to cut a hole in the ceiling to access the drain and remove the lock nut. I was hoping this blade would allow me to remove the shower pan without cutting the ceiling.It partially worked. I tried cutting through into one area and then go around the pipe as shown on youtube videos. Once I broke through, the saw blade binded and would not rotate. I had to remove the blade out of the pipe and try again. After several tries, I attempted to cut a shallow groove along the entire pipe and go deeper with each rotation. The blade would pop in and out, binding here and there. Eventually I got the shower pan out, but not because the pipe was cut through. The vibration of the cutting caused the pipe to release from the drain. The pipe was only cut through in a few spots.

Perfect tool for cutting waste pipe from the inside of the pipe

Worked just as advertised. One of those tools that may only get used once but it worth buying. Saved me hours of messing around just by having the rite tool.

Used this tool to cut a 1 1/2" ABS pipe. Reading some of the reviews, some people don't get it. It's purpose is to cut from the inside of the pipe not from the outside. Make sure your drill is set to the correct direction or yes, it might loosen itself. Just like every time you cut ABS pipe there will be some clean up required of the cut surface. If the surface is uneven, that is your fault for not holding your drill tight and keeping it even as you go around. Let the tool do the cutting, don't put too much force on it.

I purchased this tool to cut a section of a pipe under the floor of my bathroom. The tool cut a pvc pipe with ease which allowed me to install a flange. Great tool which i will use for many other applications. i would recommend it.

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