- Quick Release™ Tubing Cutters are the best tracking, easiest cutting tubing cutters available. Cut copper, aluminum, light wall steel and stainless steel tubing. With alternate wheels they will cut a wide variety of plastic pipe and tubing. Reed also offers the R2558 wheel for muffler systems tubing. TC1Q, TC1.6Q and TC2Q sliding bars are die-cast zinc aluminum for great strength. These three sizes also feature a built-in reamer and spare cutter wheel in the knob. Long-proven TC3Q and larger models with steel sliding bars withstand professional workloads over the long haul.