When working with the installation of tubing and hoses, it is necessary to have hose cutters to successfully complete the job. Whether your hose cutting comes prior to the hose being used or is needed to finish off an installation, you will want the right cutter for the job.

Hand hose cutters are the most common cutters and are the easiest to find. Hand cutters are perfect when you are cutting minimal tubing or completing installations in tight quarters. Table top cutters are the next in popularity and ease of finding. You will want a table top cutter when you are cutting a fair amount of tubing prior to it's installation. Automatic hose cutters are the hardest to find and by far the most expensive of cutters. When your business is selling precut tubes or hoses an automatic hose cutter is the only way to go. Consider the following as you evaluate your hose cutter needs:

1. Purchase automatic hose cutters for high output

2. Buy hand held hose cutters when your hose cutting is minimal

3. Find table top hose cutters for moderate hose cutting

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Purchase an industrial rubber hose cutter

When your business involves cutting a large number of hoses, you will want to go with an automated machine for the fastest possible output. Automated hose cutters work with a variety of tubing types and diameters.

I recommend: Marken Manufacturing produces and sells fully automated industrial hose cutters. One of the machines Marken manufactures is the 500 XL which feeds, measures, cuts and prints part numbers on hoses. Heat Shrink sells an automated plastic hose cutter and offers hose cutting services.

Locate hand held hose cutters

Hose cutters are necessary to properly complete any hose installation, especially when you are working in tight quarters. Hand held hose cutters are a handy tool to have when your business does a minimal amount of hose cutting.

I recommend: Side Winder carries the KwikCut stainless steel hose cutter and other stainless steel tube accessories. Universal Grinding produces a hand cutter that is guaranteed to give a clean, straight cut every time it is used. A full line of plastic hose accessories is carried by Cole Parmer. Find items such as a plastic hose cutter and tubing clamps at their online store.

Find table top hose cutters

Table top mounted hose cutters are handy to have when you do a moderate amount of hose cutting be it plastic tubing, or rubber hoses. Table top hose cutters are perfect for precutting hoses.

I recommend: Polar Bear is a distributor that carries hose cutting and crimping accessories including table top and hand hose cutters. FS Curtis is a manufacturer of table top industrial hose cutters that are semi-automatic. Kool Kars carries both table mounted and hand held hose cutting tools. Kool Kars also carries hose fittings and hose crimping kits.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  When purchasing a manual hose cutter, look for a cutter with a square blade in order to give you a clean, straight cut.