Plunge cutting device and method for plastic pipe members such as pipe couplings, flanges, hubs, and the like

摘要

A universal plunge cutter for plastic pipe, pipe couplings, plastic flanges and other planar members, is provided. The plunge cutter has a cylindrical body supporting cutters, a drive shaft, a pilot mandrel for guiding the cylindrical body. The cutters are adjustably mounted in cutter slots formed in the cylindrical body so that the cutters present forwardly facing cutting edges which lie skewed relative to a radius of the cylindrical body. A method for the use of the plunge cutter is also provided.