Replacement Blades for Castelford Reamer?
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According to Pruss in his Pipnet vs Castleford review, it isn't so much the blades that wear out but the plastic where the handle and the bit come together.
I'm in the market for a reamer as well; I haven't looked at E-bay, but they are available new from Amazon for $20.
I'm in the market for a reamer as well; I haven't looked at E-bay, but they are available new from Amazon for $20.
I believe they are molded in place. The more expensive Pipe-net reamer looks much more durable and will be the one I get next time.
Forum member Pat did a nice comparison over on the Reborn Pipes Blog.
http://rebornpipes.com/2014/07/20/castleford-pipnet-reamer-side-by-side-comparison-pat-russell/
Forum member Pat did a nice comparison over on the Reborn Pipes Blog.
http://rebornpipes.com/2014/07/20/castleford-pipnet-reamer-side-by-side-comparison-pat-russell/
Pruss' review is on target. I've owned both and the Pipnet is by far the better product. The Castleford set that I first bought turned out to have a flaw in the shaping of one of the blades that I missed, which caused it to gouge out the wall of the first pipe in which I used it. The Castleford is a cheap Chinese knock off of the Pipnet.
The Castleford went to its much deserved destination in the recycle bin. My Pipnet sets do their job very well.
The Castleford went to its much deserved destination in the recycle bin. My Pipnet sets do their job very well.
The handle cracked on my castleford first time i used it, It still works though i just cant apply force, which you don't wanna do anyway.
My Castleford is also about four years old and so far, no issues. When it goes, I'll pop for the better Pipe-Net model.
Thanks for the kind words on the review guys. I got lucky, in that the PipNet reamer I have was a gift. I'd highly recommend the purchase of a PipNet reamer, in addition to the benefits mentioned in my review, the blades appear to be a carbide of some sort and just slide through cake so much easier than the Castleford blades. If a PipNet reamer is impossible to find, I'd buy a Castleford again before any other reamer.
$0.05 in the bucket.
--Pat
$0.05 in the bucket.
--Pat
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