Great review! I’ve been wanting one for awhile now but just haven’t pulled the trigger. I’m not sure if I’d use it enough to justify buying it. I really like the rigid tool though. Awesome video!
Yeah there are times I’m glad I have it, but could get by with just a hand one. However a hand one that will cut 2” pipe is pretty pricey too: That Ridgid tool is the best thing I’ve used so far for that kind of piping. Thanks Buddy 👍
I'm not a fan of tools that have their manually operated counterparts that do the work the same, but without batteries. I understand the advantages of that tool, especially in your peculiar sewage piping solutions, but good manual pipe shears FTW. BTW it's another example of American contradiction - houses made to last a decade with sewage pipes made to last two centuries. Why not use gasketed pipes? I know - bonded PVC pipings will be able to work under pressure, so you can pomp your sewage. But usually pressurised sewage is realised from the collectors onwards, not from the houses directly. Gasketed pipes as a system have less rigidity, thus allowing self-compensation of a stress. It's very rare that our pipes crack. For our European pipes I use exactly that Ridgid tools - have both of them: large one for diameters of 50 mm (2 inches) and combined smaller one for diameters of 32 mm (1 1/4") and 40 mm (1 1/2"). They work great. Anyway, very informative, well made video. More bloopers, please.
I got it on sale one day with some free batteries is the main reason I got it. I knew it would be one of those occasional tools for me. There have been a couple times where it was easier to get into a space and use them than have the hand ratcheting type open and close manually in the same space… but other than that, it’s just an effort saver. Which you are right, the ratcheting hand tool doesn’t take much effort as it is. My area is very limited on plumbing supply offerings locally. You pretty much only have PVC for drains. You are right though, any pump station is after the house’s plumbing. That little Ridgid tool works well.. definitely safer than my other methods of cutting that pipe 😂
@@MORGANSMaintenance I think that it's against the code to use any other waste pipes than the glued ones. For me it's just an interesting difference between Europe and the US. By gaskete/seald pipes I meant (google graphics): "wavin pvc"
I find that it can be tricky to get a perfect 90-degree cut with the manual ratchet tools. Is this tool "fool proof" (for fools like me) in delivering 90-degree cuts easily?
It’s not 100% because it allows the same room of wiggle as the ratcheting type until the blade touches the pipe while cutting… But I will say that it cuts through the pipe easier/faster, which the slower start is sometimes what causes the ratcheting to kind of get off sideways while cutting. I’m not sure if that makes sense, but I do feel it’s easier to get 90… but it’s still possible not to.
I like that tool. That’s pretty cool
I like the outakes at the end too!!
It works really well. It’s expensive for what it does… but it’s not as bad as what Milwaukee normally does with their trade specific tools.
Great review! I’ve been wanting one for awhile now but just haven’t pulled the trigger. I’m not sure if I’d use it enough to justify buying it. I really like the rigid tool though. Awesome video!
Yeah there are times I’m glad I have it, but could get by with just a hand one. However a hand one that will cut 2” pipe is pretty pricey too:
That Ridgid tool is the best thing I’ve used so far for that kind of piping.
Thanks Buddy 👍
does it cut thin wall pvc?
It’s more for schedule 40, pretty much everything you can use a hand ratcheting tool for, you can use this for.
@@MORGANSMaintenance oh damn i work with a lot of thin wall.... i guess ill return it if it doesnt work. thanks
@@MrLink129 👍
I'm not a fan of tools that have their manually operated counterparts that do the work the same, but without batteries.
I understand the advantages of that tool, especially in your peculiar sewage piping solutions, but good manual pipe shears FTW.
BTW it's another example of American contradiction - houses made to last a decade with sewage pipes made to last two centuries. Why not use gasketed pipes? I know - bonded PVC pipings will be able to work under pressure, so you can pomp your sewage. But usually pressurised sewage is realised from the collectors onwards, not from the houses directly. Gasketed pipes as a system have less rigidity, thus allowing self-compensation of a stress. It's very rare that our pipes crack.
For our European pipes I use exactly that Ridgid tools - have both of them: large one for diameters of 50 mm (2 inches) and combined smaller one for diameters of 32 mm (1 1/4") and 40 mm (1 1/2"). They work great.
Anyway, very informative, well made video. More bloopers, please.
I got it on sale one day with some free batteries is the main reason I got it. I knew it would be one of those occasional tools for me.
There have been a couple times where it was easier to get into a space and use them than have the hand ratcheting type open and close manually in the same space… but other than that, it’s just an effort saver. Which you are right, the ratcheting hand tool doesn’t take much effort as it is.
My area is very limited on plumbing supply offerings locally. You pretty much only have PVC for drains. You are right though, any pump station is after the house’s plumbing.
That little Ridgid tool works well.. definitely safer than my other methods of cutting that pipe 😂
@@MORGANSMaintenance I think that it's against the code to use any other waste pipes than the glued ones. For me it's just an interesting difference between Europe and the US.
By gaskete/seald pipes I meant (google graphics): "wavin pvc"
@@Stefan_Kawalec I have seen that in some videos on RUclips I’ve watched now that I’ve seen the picture.
I find that it can be tricky to get a perfect 90-degree cut with the manual ratchet tools. Is this tool "fool proof" (for fools like me) in delivering 90-degree cuts easily?
It’s not 100% because it allows the same room of wiggle as the ratcheting type until the blade touches the pipe while cutting…
But I will say that it cuts through the pipe easier/faster, which the slower start is sometimes what causes the ratcheting to kind of get off sideways while cutting.
I’m not sure if that makes sense, but I do feel it’s easier to get 90… but it’s still possible not to.
Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thanks@@MORGANSMaintenance. Very helpful!