Ratings & Reviews for Kobalt 2-in PVC cutter

Waste of money

Cuts schedule 40 at an angle and shatters thinner pipe no matter how slow you go. Will be returned asap.

Used to be a decent product

Our first set lasted for a year. We cut a lot of schedule 40 and some schedule 80 conduit with it. On small pipe the cut was decent, 1.5" and larger it would walk and cut wasn't square. Replaced the blade with the Kobalt one and it didn't last a day. The blade bent cutting 1" sch 40 conduit. I bent it back with my bare hands...I mean it made a 50+ year old guy feel like He-Man but what a piece of junk.

Dangerous tool

The clip that holds the handle shut is easily popped loose, allowing the levers to pop open, exposing the extremely sharp blades to fingers and hands. When placed in a tool bag, this happened to me three or four times. I am returning this tool.

awful

im not sure why but this thing compared to others sucks everything i have is kobalt but this was trash

Fragile

This cutter does fine on small, thin PVC. I tried it on some 2" PVC conduit and it would never cut straight; the blade deflects if you have to apply a lot of pressure. After a few cuts on 2" conduit, the blade dulled to the point that it wouldn't cut all the way through. I also noticed a large chip had broken out of the blade. This seems to be the result of the ratchet mechanism, which slams the blade into the aluminum frame when you release it.

Great

Great tool

This tool cuts PVC pipe so easy.

works great

Great, cuts like butter

I like that it waa easy to cit through the pvc pipe. The handles fit int he hand nicely. To use the cutter, no stress is put on the hand and fingers, so when cutting a lot of pipe, the hand isnt fatifued. Though this doesnt affect the quality of the cutter, when opening it to squeeze, it must be all the way opened before squeezing, otherwise it wont engage. It would be nice to have more settings for the cutter to engage instead of having to open it all the way up every time.

Works well at first, then after intermittent use for around 6 months it will fail. This is my 3rd return / replace. I bought because they advertise life-time warranty. Back to the store to replace again.... I am wondering if a battery operated unit will be better.

Trash!

Do not buy. Ratchet function slips and hurts your hand..

Garbage tool

When it does cut it isn't straight. Even on brand new pipe if you need to cut a small piece it cracks and shatters the pipe. Waste of money. We pulled our old cutter out of storage and the difference was night and day. Old cutter was an Irwin and cut clean and straight on the same piece of pipe.

Does what it is supposed to

It does what it needs to. My disappointment is the clasp that holds the handles together. There might as not even be one there. It is a poorly designed clasp. It does not work or stay in place to hold the handles together for storage. I currently use a zip tie to hold it together when this is not in use.

Crushed older PVC

These did not work for me. My CPVC is old and just cracked when I tried to cut it. I returned it and purchased one of the C shaped cutters that worked well.

Quality tool

Easy to use works like a charm

Not a quality Product

Poor quality mechanics of this pipe cutter. In cutting pipe, the ratcheting mechanism fails to catch each time and feels of loose. I had one from a discount tool store (HF) and it had a better feel than this does.

Inconsistent results

I've had mixed experiences with this - sometimes I can get it to cut really well, but a lot of times it just struggles to make a clean cut.

Worked well om pvc

Life saver

Shattered my 2" PVC Pipe- shot debris in my face

I purchased this Kobalt 2-in PVC Cutter to cut 2" PVC Pipe. I made two cuts and it worked but the tool was very difficult to squeeze. When making the third cut the pipe crushed and shattered, Ruined my pipe. Thank God I was wearing eye protection as the pieces flew into my face. Do not purchase this item. Dangerous.