This product also has a power tool attachment which some times helps when the olive is severely compressed onto the pipe. John Collier, Chairman of Monument Tools wants inventors to feel comfortable when approaching a manufacturer to design and market their invention. Jonathan Collier, Managing Director adds “products will go through iterations which often we never see at the original outset of the product; we also have new designs of the product coming out in 2018. From this initial concept tool Monument further refined it to become the first version of the Monument Tools Olive Puller, still available from Screwfix. it's all 'our' eh, so much for the loyal employee that was trying to become a 'burger flipper' on a North Sea Rig.

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

The problem is actually that the copper pipe is soft copper for bending by hand and even though the nuts are small they are often over tightened and cause the olive to compress the tube.Neil suggests and Monument would always recommend a “good” patent lawyer in the area of the product being designed. Export is a key feature of Monument Tools and products which have export potential potentially have bigger rewards for the inventors. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. 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.

Monument Olive Removing Tool 22mm | Toolstation Monument Olive Removing Tool 22mm | Toolstation

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. We aim to offer honest advice but sometimes unfortunately products don’t fit within our range or our timescales. 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. It is single sized and designed to cut through copper 8mm 10mm 15mm and 22mm olives found in compression fittings.We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development.