Tube cutter for cutting a round tube and method for cutting a round tube to length

A tube cutter for cutting a round tube to form two tube parts, comprising a main body comprising a cutting device and a rotary guide, wherein the rotary guide is configured to rotatably accommodate the round tube in a receiving area, to permit rotation of the tube cutter about the central axis of the round tube along an outer circumference of said round tube, wherein the cutting device comprises a blade lying/disposed in a cutting plane and is configured to execute a circumferential cut in the cutting plane, and wherein the tube cutter further comprises at least one forming element, which protrudes into the cutting plane or is positioned at least in the cutting plane and is configured to form a circumferential bevel or another type of circumferential contour at an end of at least one of the tube parts, by means of material displacement,

• wherein the at least one forming element is separated/spaced from the cutting device,
• wherein the at least one forming element is a forming roller,
• wherein the tube cutter comprises at least one forming element spring, and the at least one forming element is configured to be moved out of a starting position (A) lying in the receiving area for the round tube, against the force of the at least one forming element spring, such that the at least one forming element is configured to exert a forming force due to the force of the forming element spring, when the round tube is accommodated in the receiving area;
• wherein the at least two support rollers are rotatably mounted on the main body by support roller biasing means, which is different from the at least one forming element spring;
• and
• wherein said at least two support rollers are movable from respective starting positions (X and Y) within the receiving area and wherein each of said at least two support rollers extend into the receiving area, at least partially beyond an outer diameter of the at least one forming roller when in said starting positions (X and Y).