Portable pipe threader

A portable pipe threader comprising:

• a carriage supported by a support surface;
• a spindle mounted to the carriage for clamping a pipe against rotation such that the pipe is stationary;
• a first pipe threading tool coupled to the carriage, the first pipe threading tool including a die holder having a plurality of dies configured to cut threads on the pipe;
• a second pipe threading tool coupled to the carriage, the second pipe threading tool including a cutter or a reamer, the cutter configured to trim excess pipe, the reamer configured to smooth edges of a newly threaded pipe;
• a drive assembly including
• a first brushless direct current (BLDC) motor mounted to the first pipe threading tool, the first BLDC motor being operable to provide torque to the first pipe threading tool to rotate the first pipe threading tool relative to the pipe, and
• a second brushless direct current BLDC motor mounted to the second pipe threading tool, the second BLDC motor being operable to provide torque to the second pipe threading tool to rotate the second pipe threading tool relative to the pipe;
• and
• a battery pack in selective electrical communication with the first BLDC motor and the second BLDC motor to provide electrical power to the first BLDC motor and the second BLDC motor.

A portable pipe threader comprising:

• a carriage supported by a support surface;
• a spindle mounted to the carriage for clamping a pipe against rotation such that the pipe is stationary;
• a plurality of pipe threading tools coupled to the carriage and selectively operable to perform work on the pipe;
• a drive assembly including a plurality of brushless direct current (BLDC) motors, each of the plurality of BLDC motors mounted to a corresponding one of the plurality of pipe threading tools, each of the plurality of BLDC motors being operable to provide torque to the corresponding one of the plurality of pipe threading tools to rotate the corresponding one of the plurality of pipe threading tools relative to the pipe;
• a battery pack in selective electrical communication with the plurality of BLDC motors to provide electrical power to the plurality of BLDC motors;
• and
• an electronic speed selection switch configured to selectively activate one of the plurality of BLDC motors and control a relative speed at which the corresponding one of the plurality of pipe threading tools is rotated.