Install Instructions
Cutter Wheels Application Chart For Quick-Acting Cutters
Material 151-(P) 152-(P) 153-(P) 154-(P) 156-(P)
Copper, Brass & 33185 33185 33185 33170 33170
Aluminum Tubing E-3469† E-3469† E-3469† E-2558† E-2558†
Steel, SS, 33190 33190 33190 33175 33175
Tubing E-4546 E-4546 E-4546 E-2191 E-2191
PE, PP, PB (Soft) 74720 74720 74720 74730 74735
Plastic Pipe E-2155* E-2155* E-2155* E-2156* E-2157*
PVC, ABS (Hard) 33195 33195 33195 33180 33180
Plastic Pipe E-5272 E-5272 E-5272 E-5299 E-5299
Aluminum Pipe 34695 34695 34695 33170 33170
E-3495 E-3495 E-3495 E-2558 E-2558†
† Std. Wheel * Std. Wheel (-P) Models See Ridge Tool Catalog for Additional Wheel Options
Feed Knob
Release
Nut
Rolls
Wheel
Tubing and Plastic Pipe Cutters
Quick-Acting Tubing Cutter
Operating Instructions
Tubing: Nos. 151, 152, 153, 154 and 156
Plastic Tubing and Plastic Pipe: Nos. 151-P, 152-P, 154-P and 156-P
Capacity:
1
/
4
″ through 6
5
/
8
″ O.D.
Ref. 151 152 153 154 156
No. Description
1
/4"-1
5
/8"O.D.
1
/4"-2
5
/8”O.D. 1/4"-3
1
/2"O.D. 1
7
/8"-4
1/
2"O.D. 4"-6
5
/8"O.D.
1 . . . . Roller (Large). . . . . . . . 32097 (2) . . . . . . 34670 (2) . . . . . . 34670 (2) . . . . . . 32102 (2) . . . . . . 32102 (2)
2 . . . . Roller Pin . . . . . . . . . . . 32107 (2) . . . . . . 32112 (2) . . . . . . 32112 (2) . . . . . . 32117 (2). . . . . . . 32117 (2)
3 . . . . Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32017 . . . . . . . . . 32022 . . . . . . . . . 32962 . . . . . . . . . 32027 . . . . . . . . . 32032
4 . . . . Stop Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33122 . . . . . . . . . 32152 . . . . . . . . . 32152 . . . . . . . . . 32157 . . . . . . . . . 32157
5 . . . . Latch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32067 . . . . . . . . . 32072 . . . . . . . . . 32072 . . . . . . . . . 32072 . . . . . . . . . 32072
6 . . . . Latch Spring . . . . . . . . . . 34190 . . . . . . . . . 34190 . . . . . . . . . 34190 . . . . . . . . . 34190 . . . . . . . . . 34190
7 . . . . Latch Pin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32122 . . . . . . . . . 32127 . . . . . . . . . 32127 . . . . . . . . . 32132 . . . . . . . . . 32132
8 . . . . Cutter Wheel (Copper) . . 33185 . . . . . . . . . 33185 . . . . . . . . . 33185 . . . . . . . . . 33170 . . . . . . . . . 33170
9 . . . . Wheel Pin & Clip. . . . . . . 32142 . . . . . . . . . 32142 . . . . . . . . . 32142 . . . . . . . . . 32147 . . . . . . . . . 32147
10. . . . Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74740 . . . . . . . . . 74740 . . . . . . . . . 74740 . . . . . . . . . 34175 . . . . . . . . . 34175
11. . . . Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32037 . . . . . . . . . 32042 . . . . . . . . . 32042 . . . . . . . . . 32047 . . . . . . . . . 32047
12. . . . Slide Spring . . . . . . . . . . 32087 . . . . . . . . . 32092 . . . . . . . . . 32092 . . . . . . . . . 32092 . . . . . . . . . 32092
13. . . . Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32077 . . . . . . . . . 32082 . . . . . . . . . 32082 . . . . . . . . . 32082 . . . . . . . . . 32082
14. . . . Retaining Ring . . . . . . . . 32162 . . . . . . . . . 32167 . . . . . . . . . 32167 . . . . . . . . . 32167 . . . . . . . . . 32167
15. . . . Feed Screw Assy. . . . . . . 32052 . . . . . . . . . 32057 . . . . . . . . . 32057 . . . . . . . . . 32062 . . . . . . . . . 32062
. . . . . (Incl. Ref. #14)
16. . . . Roller (Small) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34665 (2)
17. . . . Reamer Blade Kit . . . . . . 32172 . . . . . . . . . 32172
18. . . . Reversible Knob . . . . . . . 33177 . . . . . . . . . 33182 . . . . . . . . . 33182
. . . . . (Incl. Ref. #19)
19. . . . Washer Screw . . . . . . . . 34750 . . . . . . . . . 34750 . . . . . . . . . 34750
151-P 152-P 153-P 154-P 156-P
Description 1/4"-1" O.D. 1/4"-2" O.D. 1/4"-3-1/2"O.D. 1-7/8"-4" O.D. 4"-6" O.D.
Cutter Wheel (Plastic). . . 74720 . . . . . . . . . 74720 . . . . . . . . . 74720 . . . . . . . . . 74730 . . . . . . . . . 74735
1. This Cutter is designed to make clean,
accurate cuts of copper, brass, alu-
minum, steel tubing and plastic pipe (see
chart below for correct wheel application).
2. Open Cutter by depressing Release Nut.
Place pipe or tube on Rolls. Advance
Wheel by pushing Feed Knob toward
tube or pipe. Turn Feed Knob clockwise
until firm contact is made.
3. Copper, Other Metallic Tube. Revolve
Cutter around tube and at the end of
each revolution turn Feed Knob slightly
clockwise (about 1/16 of a turn). Repeat
until cut is complete
4. PE, PB, PP (Soft) Plastic Pipe.
Advance Cutter Wheel into material 1/2
rotation of Feed Knob. Rotate Cutter two
full rotations around pipe. Continue cut as
with copper.
PVC, ABS (Hard) Plastic Pipe.
Advance Cutter Wheel into pipe 1/4 rotation
of Feed Knob. Rotate Cutter two full rotation
around pipe. Continue cut as with copper.
Ridge Tool Co. Elyria, Ohio, U.S.A.
10/96
NOTE: 151, 151-P, 152, 152-P, 153, 153-P
Quick Acting Cutters have a reversible knob.
Knob is designed to stop cutter wheel short of
the rolls. Orient “PE/PVC” outward for plastic or
“CU” outward for copper.
KNOB ENDVIEWS
KNOB ENDVIEWS
Printed in U.S.A. 999-998-723
151, 152 and 153
Series Only
NOTE: 151, 151-P, 152, 152-P, 153, 153-P have
a reversible knob. Knob is designed to stop cutter
wheel short of the rolls. Orient “PE/PVC” out for
plastic and “CU” out for copper.
NOTE: 1. All parts for the P-Series Cutters are the same as the Quick-Acting except for those parts listed.
2. 151-P and 152-P can cut thin wall PVC and flexible plastic when using the 33200 Cutter Wheel.

