PRODUCT REVIEW TubiX pipe cutter
There is no doubt that the new TubiX pipe cutter is a more sophisticated way of slicing pipes. It can accommodate pipes from 35 to 6mm in diameter and can cope with copper, brass and stainless steel pipes courtesy of the ball-bearing quality steel cutting wheel that is mounted in roller bearings.
It didn’t take me long to get a series of cuts going on some copper pipe because the design follows a familiar pattern to standard pipe slices. To start, you simply place the pipe into the upper jaw against the rollers and then push the spring loaded cutting wheel against the pipe where with a bit of practise you can get it quite firmly bedded first time, every time, because the rollers are big with good bearings. Then twist the whole tool over the pipe and tighten the adjuster to push the cutting wheel into the pipe. As you get good at it, it takes only about 25 or 30 seconds to cut a 20mm copper pipe. A final deburring on the inside of the pipe is done by flicking up the deburring tool on the back.
Once I got used to the TubiX I found that I was able to cut and deburr pipes very quickly and I began to wonder whether I would ever want to go back to my simple pipe slice.
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Crimping Pliers
For most small electrical jobs I do, ‘crimping’ usually just involves twisting the end of the wire by hand, but these days with ever smaller junctions and connections, this way may not be accurate enough.
Knipex has a range of crimping tools but the one I was sent for review worked in a way that I was unfamiliar with. It is adjustable for crimps from 0.08 to 16mm by simply lifting and twisting the adjustment button to the right size. The results of this crimping tool
are very neat, tight and square-shaped wire ends that fit easily into the contacts – and all of this is achieved in seconds. My guess is that once used, electricians might even use the crimps on basic electrical tasks like socket fitting to save time.
I have always rated Knipex products and I have used various Knipex cutters, pincers etc in my work for many years. But I am also happy that things move on and this range of new tools is definitely worth a look. I think they are greener and more sophisticated and, used correctly, they will be real time savers. Definitely lots to like.
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