Milwaukee Tubing Cutter - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

rotarex · 05-01-2009, 07:12 PM

i cant wait to buy it
any one have it yet? and how long do the blade last
i have the regular small one ridgid and i think it last only 50 cuts and the blade cost as much as the unit, i know the milwaukee comes with 1 blade and $10 for 2 blades vs $20 for 2 ridgid

bdoles · 05-02-2009, 07:55 AM

I bought one on eBay a few months ago to use on a current remodel. House is all copper - 3 full baths and kitchen. Working in a crawlspace with limited space, this thing was awesome. It's nice that the head of the cutter has a light to see where you're actually cutting. No troubles with anything.

Thumbs up for me on this one!!

WarriorWithWood · 05-02-2009, 11:36 AM

From other posts I've read on JLC people were having problems with it getting wet.

Mike Finley · 05-02-2009, 11:42 AM

We've got 2 of them. Only had the first one about 2 months. It did have an small metal part in the jaw break after about a month, and was fixed by them locally under warranty in 2 days. Been fine ever since.

Big time saver as far as I'm concerned.

rotarex · 05-06-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by WarriorWithWood

From other posts I've read on JLC people were having problems with it getting wet.

i forgot about that issue

probably got to lube the thing with grease if you get alot of water in it

buildstrong009 · 05-08-2009, 08:08 AM

One of my friends got it and it worked out for him quite well. I think you can go for it.