Hose Cutter Basics - smooth cuts on flexible hoses/tubing

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The basics of hose cutters.
Clean cuts on automotive hoses, garden hoses, flexible conduit, PEX, even sch 40 PVC...Hose cutters are a very useful (if somewhat specialized) tool.
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Affiliate product links:
Lisle Hose Cutter (shown): amzn.to/3k23lvw
Klein flexible pipe cutters (shown): amzn.to/3mSCML9
Gates Large-Capacity Hose Cutter: amzn.to/2JGWU4D
Economy (under $10) hose cutter: amzn.to/32d59f2
00:00 Intro
00:30 Model comparison
01:16 Demo

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@vicpetrishak7705 10 ай бұрын

These are both excellent for cutting nice evenly flush ends on truck airline tubing , air hoses , and wireless braided diesel fuel hose . Knipex also manufacturers these cutters . You are correct on getting by with a utility but these make the cut quickly and flawlessly .

@doggfite 3 жыл бұрын

I love my Milwaukee flip utility knife, I've had mine for around a decade and it still works so flawlessly. That said, yeah, definitely prefer hose cutters to trying to roll a utility blade through a thick rubber hose haha

@abdulaziza 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, Where can I buy?

@JustToolBasics 3 жыл бұрын

Links are in the description, but I'll paste them here: Lisle Hose Cutter (shown): amzn.to/3k23lvw Klein flexible pipe cutters (shown): amzn.to/3mSCML9 Gates Large-Capacity Hose Cutter: amzn.to/2JGWU4D Economy (under $10) hose cutter: amzn.to/32d59f2

@jaysonterry5978 3 жыл бұрын

Was oddly enough wondering if I should use a razor blade or buy a set of these. Thank you for the insight

@JustToolBasics 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@pxwv8196 2 ай бұрын

Does the real pointy one work better than the flat one for, let's say, 0.5" ID 3/4 OD "soft" rubber/epdm/norprene hosing/tubing? I was told the pointy one is designed for soft tubing as the 90 degree pointed blade won't bend and pinch the tubing as much as the flat or less pointed cutters made more for hard/PVC tubing. Having said that, in your video, it seems the pointed cutter (3:23) squished the tubing just as much as the flat cutter (2:57)...

@JustToolBasics 2 ай бұрын

The pointed one works a little better if the tubing is very reinforced (like with those little threads embedded in the walls like shown toward the end) - the steeper cutting angle slices through those fibers a little better, instead of having pinch/crush them against the flat anvil of the other style cutter or, if more heavily reinforced, having to "chew" through them. The two hoses I showed here weren't very heavily reinforced, so it didn't make a huge difference. Regardless, if the tubing is soft, it's going to squish. These cutters aren't, like, scalpel-sharp.

@pxwv8196 2 ай бұрын

@@JustToolBasics Perfect, thanks for the explanation.