i know that monument tools who supply the screwfix olive puller have a new one out, that removes 15mm 22mm and also 3/4" olives now (motorised valve size olives). The plier type is best if you have space to work with, whereas the screw type is best for small spaces.

Monument Tools Olive Puller with power tool attachment Monument Tools Olive Puller with power tool attachment

The pipe should not be damaged in this process; occasionally though if the cutter is not perpendicular when the olive is cut, the pipe is nicked. I need to replace a radiator and rad valves on a 30 year old 8mm microbore system and will take the opportunity to fit a TRV. An olive cutter (also known as an olive splitter) is a hand tool that uses two sharp blades to cut an olive off a copper water pipe.The blades are sized to fit around the outside of the pipe and sharp enough to cut through the copper olive. Steve,I have the monument plier type they are better than the puller type (no offence Dick),reason being you can get into tighter spaces. The Monument Tools Olive Puller has been further recently enhanced by the addition of a power tool attachment (v1658-180224) making the removal process of the olive quicker and easier than previous versions.

Removing microbore olives | DIYnot Forums Removing microbore olives | DIYnot Forums

John Collier, Chairman of Monument Tools wants inventors to feel comfortable when approaching a manufacturer to design and market their invention. The original version features pressed steel handles and a water jet profile of tool steel to create the blades. Neil comments “One of the challenges is the time it takes and there are no rule books [when designing a product and bringing it to market]…with hindsight it would have been nice to bring the product out at the same time as the patent…it’s good to work with a family business like Monument Tools. It is single sized and designed to cut through copper 8mm 10mm 15mm and 22mm olives found in compression fittings.To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The problem with the puller is that it takes a lot of effort to turn the lever, and it seems like it would break.

Olive Cutter - Monument Tools

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