A cutter, such as a tubing cutter or a swing cutter. The cutter may include a cutting wheel; a roller; a housing assembly including a first housing portion supporting the cutting wheel and a second housing portion supporting the roller; a shaft connecting the housing portions, rotation of the shaft causing relative movement of the housing portions along a shaft axis; and a knob connected to the shaft and engageable by a user to rotate the shaft, the knob having, in a plane perpendicular to the shaft axis, a non-symmetrical shape defined by opposite circular sector portions and opposite lever portions, each lever portion being engageable by a user to apply a force to the knob in a direction of rotation. The cutter may include a shaft with a radial shoulder preventing movement of the shaft from the cavity through an opening in the housing portion.

A cutter and a kit. The cutter, such as a close quarters cutter, is operable to cut a work piece extending along an axis and includes a cutting wheel, a roller, and a housing assembly supporting the cutting wheel and the roller for movement about the axis in a cutting direction to cut the work piece. The housing assembly has a generally cylindrical outer surface engageable by a user to pivot the cutter about the axis. A grip portion is provided on the outer surface and includes a plurality of grip members. Each grip member includes, relative to the cutting direction, a trailing surface and a leading surface extending from the outer surface. The leading surface may be angled toward the cutting direction.

A cutter and a kit. The cutter, such as a close quarters cutter, is operable to cut a work piece extending along an axis and includes a cutting wheel, a roller, and a housing assembly supporting the cutting wheel and the roller for movement about the axis in a cutting direction to cut the work piece. The housing assembly has a generally cylindrical outer surface engageable by a user to pivot the cutter about the axis. A grip portion is provided on the outer surface and includes a plurality of grip members. Each grip member includes, relative to the cutting direction, a trailing surface and a leading surface extending from the outer surface. The leading surface may be angled toward the cutting direction.

A long-shaft tool includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a handle at a first end of the shaft and a second end opposite the first end with a holder for a manipulator wherein the holder has a protruding latch pin provided for engagement with a recess of a manipulator, which can be moved from the protruding position into a retracted position. The holder has a coupling half for coupling with a coupling half of a manipulator which is rotatable relative to a base body of the shaft.

A long-shaft tool includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a handle at a first end of the shaft and a second end opposite the first end with a holder for a manipulator wherein the holder has a protruding latch pin provided for engagement with a recess of a manipulator, which can be moved from the protruding position into a retracted position. The holder has a coupling half for coupling with a coupling half of a manipulator which is rotatable relative to a base body of the shaft.

A cutter and a kit. The cutter, such as a close quarters cutter, is operable to cut a work piece extending along an axis and includes a cutting wheel, a roller, and a housing assembly supporting the cutting wheel and the roller for movement about the axis in a cutting direction to cut the work piece. The housing assembly has a generally cylindrical outer surface engageable by a user to pivot the cutter about the axis. A grip portion is provided on the outer surface and includes a plurality of grip members. Each grip member includes, relative to the cutting direction, a trailing surface and a leading surface extending from the outer surface. The leading surface may be angled toward the cutting direction.

A cutter and a kit. The cutter, such as a close quarters cutter, is operable to cut a work piece extending along an axis and includes a cutting wheel, a roller, and a housing assembly supporting the cutting wheel and the roller for movement about the axis in a cutting direction to cut the work piece. The housing assembly has a generally cylindrical outer surface engageable by a user to pivot the cutter about the axis. A grip portion is provided on the outer surface and includes a plurality of grip members. Each grip member includes, relative to the cutting direction, a trailing surface and a leading surface extending from the outer surface. The leading surface may be angled toward the cutting direction.

A tube cutter includes a main body, a holder slidably mounted on the main body, a guide bolt rotatably mounted on the main body to move the holder, two rollers pivotally mounted on the main body, a cutting wheel rotatably mounted on the holder and corresponding to the rollers, and two pivot shafts extending through the main body and the rollers. Each of the pivot shafts has a periphery provided with at least one oil storage groove, and each of the rollers is radially provided with an oil filling hole corresponding to the at least one oil storage groove of each of the pivot shafts. Thus, lubricating oil is filled between each of the rollers and each of the pivot shafts to provide a lubricating function.

A tube cutter includes a handle, a carrier, a circular knife, a knob, a threaded rod and a spring. The handle includes an aperture. The carrier is movably connected to the handle, and includes a screw hole. The circular knife is supported on the carrier. The knob is rotationally connected to the handle and includes a non-circular recess. The threaded rod includes a threaded section inserted in the screw hole, a shank inserted in the aperture, and a non-circular head inserted in the non-circular recess. The spring is compressed between the handle and the non-circular head to render the threaded rod smoothly movable relative to the handle.

A tube cutter includes a handle, a carrier, a circular knife, a knob, a threaded rod and a spring. The handle includes an aperture. The carrier is movably connected to the handle, and includes a screw hole. The circular knife is supported on the carrier. The knob is rotationally connected to the handle and includes a non-circular recess. The threaded rod includes a threaded section inserted in the screw hole, a shank inserted in the aperture, and a non-circular head inserted in the non-circular recess. The spring is compressed between the handle and the non-circular head to render the threaded rod smoothly movable relative to the handle.