Manual Chain Pipe Cutters
When the job requires a pipe be cut, but space is limited, your best option is a Wheeler-Rex manual chain pipe cutter.
Often referred to interchangeably as chain cutters or snap cutters, the hardest working chain cutters feature a flexible chain that wraps around the pipe and locks in place. Inside each link of chain is a small circular cutting wheel. Once the chain is locked in place, you squeeze the handles together, pulling the chain tight. The cutter wheels create even pressure from all sides and cut into the pipe, creating a “pop” sound that mean your pipe has been cut cleanly and evenly.
When you need fast, clean, even cuts, you need Wheeler-Rex. The hardest working pipe tools. Period.
The Model - 590 Manual Plumbing Pipe Cutter was introduced by Wheeler Plumbing Tool Manufacturing in 1958. This cutter revolutionized the plumbing industry by being able to quickly and cleanly cut cast iron soil plumbers drain pipe. Simply slip the chain around the pipe and engage it in the upper jaws and cut the pipe with a single stroke! Note: The first cut on a particular size may require a few turns of the adjusting screw.
All models cut 1.5" to 6" standard weight, 1.5" to 5" XH Soil, and 1.5" to 6" No-Hub Pipe in addition to the sizes and materials listed by each model.
590 AND 591 MANUAL PIPE CUTTER |
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| Wheeler # |
Service (Std) WT Soil Pipe | XH Soil Pipe | No-Hub® | Tile / Clay | Shipping Weight |
| 590-6 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–6" (100mm–150mm) | 23 lbs. (10.5kg) |
| 590-8 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–8" (100mm–200mm) | 25 lbs. (11.5kg) |
| 590-10 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–10" (100mm–250mm) | 28 lbs. (12.7kg) |
| 590-12 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–12" (100mm–300mm) | 28 lbs. (12.7kg) |
| 590-15 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–15" (100mm–375mm) | 29 lbs. (13kg) |
| 591-6 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–6" (100mm–150mm) | 24 lbs. (11kg) |
| 591-8 | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 1 1/2"–5" (38mm–125mm) | 1 1/2"–6" (38mm–150mm) | 4"–8" (100mm–200mm) | 25 lbs. (11.5kg |