Klein Tools 88912 PVC and Multilayer Tubing Cutter

No. The 88912 is built for PVC and multilayer plastic tubing only. Klein specifically warns against using it on metallic pipe or cable wire, and it should never be used on or near live electrical circuits. For copper or EMT you need a wheel-type metal tubing cutter.

Yes. The replacement blade is Klein Cat. No. 88914, so a dull cutter does not mean a new tool. The factory blade is square steel with a PTFE coating, which helps it release from plastic rather than dragging through the cut.

Cold PVC turns brittle and can shatter or crack instead of shearing cleanly, so Klein lists cutting cold PVC as a warning against this tool. Let the pipe warm up before you cut, and wear approved eye protection either way. That matters on winter jobsites where stock has been sitting in an unheated truck.

It weighs 7.6 oz (215 g) and measures 7.344 in long, 2.594 in high and 0.984 in wide, so it pouches easily. The body is magnesium cast with a rubberized anti-impact grip, and a handle latch holds it closed so it does not spring open in a bag or pouch.

A single-squeeze shear cutter like the 88912 is quickest on small-diameter plastic, up to 3/4-inch Schedule 40 PVC and 1-inch O.D. multilayer tubing, and it gives a square end with no shavings to clear out of the run. Once you move past that capacity, or you are cutting thick-wall pipe repeatedly by hand, a ratcheting cutter or a saw with a deburring step is the better call.

It is rated for multilayer plastic tubing up to 1-inch (25 mm) outside diameter, which covers common multilayer runs in that size range. Anything metallic is out of scope for the tool, so composite tubing with an aluminum core should be checked against your tubing's O.D. before you commit to it as your cutting method.

Order Klein Tools 88912, the PVC and multilayer tubing cutter. There is one configuration, so there is no finish or size to specify. The only companion number worth keeping on the shelf is 88914, the replacement blade.