I have a compression fitting fixed to a copper pipe i need to unscrew in order to remove my kitchen mixer tap it is impossible to remove maybe due to corrosion(?) I think i may need to cut the pipe above the connection what is the best way to do this?
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XTX's answer depicts the usage of the best tool for the job. However, if there isn't enough room to spin a rotary cutting tool or to use a metal hacksaw, you can carefully use just the blade from the hacksaw. Wrap the end of the blade you'll be holding with a piece of cloth, paper, duct tape or whatever would make it more comfortable to hold and cut without putting too much pressure on the blade. You might want to turn it so that the teeth of the blade will cut on the pulling stroke - this way it won't bend.
most copper pipe can be cut with a tubing cutter this small tool is much easier to use than trying to cut the pipe with a hacksaw Most if not all rotary tubing and pipe cutters share a similar design. Like a C-clamp, there is always one stationary support, and one adjustable support that is mounted to the end of an adjustment screw. Depending on the manufacturer and tools’ designs, most cutters will either have a stationary roller wheel (or wheels) and a movable cutting wheel, or vice versa. Open the tool by loosening the screw and retracting the cutting wheel or roller(s). Slide the tubing or pipe into the tool, and turn the adjustment screw to bring the roller wheel(s) and cutting wheel into contact with it. Rotate the tool around the clamped or otherwise secured tubing or pipe to start the cut. After at least one complete rotational pass, tighten the adjustment screw to engage the cutting wheel deeper into the tubing or pipe. The thickness of and type of the material being cut will determine how much deeper you should engage the material for the next rotational pass. Once the tubing or pipe is cut, you will likely need to debur the inner edge of the cut. This is a process and gentle pressure so you do not crush the copper pipe ---- and this rotary cutter will work very well on copper tubing that is under one [1] inch . buy that rotary tube cutter it is the easiest tool to use and the pipe will retain shape for the new compression fitting
Assuming the best answer (tubing cutter) can't be used, the hacksaw is OK depending on the wall thickness. A hacksaw tends to crush the wall on thin tubing. I would say that a Dremel Tool with a cutoff wheel will do a nice job.
