Industrial Professional Pipe and Tube Notcher 3/4" - 3"

Overall seems to be a pretty sturdy pipe notch tool i really like the reach around clamp thats an optional expensive upgrade for other brand of notchers and this one includes it! Also like how its really well centered out of the box. Needle bearings in the shaft body seem durable especially if you keep it clean and lubed. Things that aren't deal breakers would be the slight wobble of the hole saw arbor and the dovetail slide which was slightly damaged in shipment and made the reach around clamp not open up all the way. Used a file to settle that issue quick. Overall a good buy and for the price its a bargain.

I have this unit together - I just have to find a place to put it. It's a very heavy, sturdy jig. Instructions are a bit lax, and I think I'm missing a part (a nut for actually holding the saw blade to the arbor). From the instructions, this is supposed to be mounted sideways under a drill press, with the arbor in the drill chuck. But if that's done, your drill needs to be in the middle of your shop depending where you need to make the birds mouth on your pipe (length dependent). Not a huge deal, just awkward. I would love to see a mounting plate for this where it can be mounted to a work bench or a tool stand and the saw being operated by a hand held drill - which is my plan at the moment. Some small niggling little details, but otherwise a nice unit.

The media could not be loaded. The tubing notches works perfectly. I have absolutely 0 complaints. Generally you drill 1/2 way through the tube then pause for a moment to remove the slug you just cutout, and finally preceed to drill the second half of the tube. The notcher gets through tough moly tubing in just a few seconds. Built from super thick steel, quality bearing, it works fantastic.

This is a solid pipe notcher. I've been using an older eastwood notcher until I purchased this one. It's built to last.

If you are cutting perpendicular you only have 2" from the tube to the chuck. If you try to make a 45deg cut you only have 1.5" from the tube to the chuck with a 2" diameter blade. How are you suppose to make a cut on anything over 1.5" if your blade is less than 1.5" deep? The bering block needs to be positioned way further way from the material in order for this to work. Very disappointed. Well made though.And, did I mention that it was beefy? You need the reach around upgrade to be able to slide the bering block back. https://www.amazon.com/SWAG-Notch-Master-Reach-Around/dp/B00LBFPTAY/. Should have this additional part originally rather than the stubby un-usable part.

For the money this id a very good tool. Very heavy duty. There is a very minimal slight amount of play in the shaft. The only way that could be improved is by replacing the bearings with bushings. I may elect to do this if i have a very precise job to do.

The media could not be loaded. When it finally arrived.. late.. it had bad “wobble” at both ends of the shaft. One problem is easily fixed buy getting a new holesaw adapter that is true, that was the problem at one end of the shaft(shown in video), the other end has a badly milled shank that fits into the drill chuck and makes the drill wobble badly while operating. Other than that! I’ll fix it and make it work, like other cheap made in China tools... You get what you pay for!

This has been great so far. I upgraded it with some other parts and its even more capable now. Spindle and block feel good and run pretty true. Minor wobble due to holesaw and drill hanging off of it. Otherwise working well for me.