Pipsight is designed for use with 15mm and 22mm diameter radiator pipes. With 15mm pipes, the plumber simply connects the knurled end of the Pipesight to the threaded end of 1/2”BSP pipe fitting. It is then screwed until finger tight and the laser activates within two turns. The laser spot can then be marked with a pencil. The Pipesight is unscrewed and a hole can be drilled in the correct position to align the copper pipe. We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return.

The original concept of the built in ratchet pipe cutter was Canadian, designed by Heinz Hutt and there are now a proliferation of copies of this and other fixed size pipe cutters. So originally the two most popular current designs emanate from Canada and the UK. Mini Autocut® – Launched November 2022 Here at BES, we are proud to say that there is no pipe cutter you may need that we do not have. Our range includes:These adjustable designs ran for many years until Mr Garton from Isleworth invented the very ingenious single sized pipe cutter that became the Pipeslice ®. These slicers of Pipslice revolutionised the market and not surprisingly hit Monument’s production of adjustable pipe cutters. Monument successfully sold the Pipeslice product right up until the expiration of the patent, Kopex then refused to supply the product any longer to Monument; dozens of copies of the original Pipeslice design now exist in the marketplace. In the early 1990’s John Collier and a colleague designed and patented single size competing tools based on an entirely different method of cutting compared to the Pipeslice ®. These are the 15PC MON15PC and 22PC MON22PC Automatic Copper Pipe Cutters. #AskForMonument #MadeInBritain When using 22mm pipe, the nylon adaptor is screwed on to the 3/4”BSP pipe fitting so that the ½”BSP thread faces out. The Pipesight can then be screwed on to the fitting until finger tight. Again, the laser normally activates after a couple of turns and the same marking and drilling process can be carried out. Indeed it is the question of product ‘quality’ which is very important. In the case of Pipeslice®, there are other similar products on the market but their quality and performance in the field is unlikely to match the original and genuine Kopex Pipeslice®. Remember the cutting performance. Genuine Pipeslice® is not easy to copy and that means alternative products may not have the same cutting performance. You may find the blade skids off the pipe as it may be difficult to engage.

Patents though have a finite life – the Pipeslice patent ended in 2005 and when the opportunity arose Monument designed and Made in Britain their own version called Monument Autocut. These tools can be made to cut worldwide copper tube sizes using three die castings and machining component parts to accommodate differing sizes of copper pipe. A restricted access ratchet handle too is made to fit the 1715C MON1715 15mm and 1722Y MON1722 22mm and because of the clever outer profile of the restricted access handle also fits the 15PC MON15PC and 22PC MON22PC. The full spectrum of individual sizes, however, goes from 8mm through to 28mm and capable of cutting copper pipe in Export Catalogue. So what should the would-be buyer and user of a copper pipe-cutting tool look out for? David Ward, Kopex’s Professional Pipe Tools Sales Director, gives some pointers:Genuine Pipeslice® is designed as a labour saving tool. It can generally slice through copper pipe after just two or three rotations and twists of the wrist - depending on the size of the copper pipe. Ensure that exactly the right size rollers are incorporated in the assembly. They have a direct bearing on the tension and the performance of the springs - again affecting cutting performance. Fits Directly Over Copper Pipe And Cuts With A Simple Twist Avoiding Pipe Damage And External De-Burring Blades and springs are made from high quality tensile steel and, for durability in performance, genuine Pipeslice’s mazak zinc body with protective plating ensures a long working life. Take a look at the cost – a genuine Kopex Pipeslice® will not necessarily be the cheapest on the shelf – but it is true that ‘you get what you pay for’.

The Monument Mini Autocut® for Copper Pipe are an updated version of the popular aluminium machined mini-Autocuts. The new versions are zinc diecast, with an outer shape similar to the existing Monument Autocut® range. Compact Design Makes It Ideal For Use In Confined Spaces, Especially Where There Is Minimal Pipe To Wall ClearanceMonument have also developed a semi-automatic pipe cutter the 300M MON300 – this manually adjusts from 8mm to 22mm – once tightened on the pipe the springs start their job and as you rotate the pipe cutter the pipe is automatically cut without additional tightening of the cutter. One assumes that copper tube came into existence in the 1920s or 1930s as the British Standard for copper pipes first came along in 1947 as BSS 659. This is really when then demand for inventiveness and neat designs of good professional quality pipe or tube cutters came about. Steel tube of course played its part and most houses constructed in the 1920s had steel heating pipes connecting radiators and this meant that the steel tube had to be cut using adjustable pipe cutters with either one cutting wheel and 2 rollers or 3 wheels.