I use this copper pipe reamer. I prefer to use it over the Sharkbite to keep the Sharkbite gauge/reamer sharp for PEX. So when I connect 1/2 copper pipe to 1/2 PEX pipe with a Sharkbite connector, I use this reamer for the copper side and Sharkbite for the PEX side. Because it's smaller and rounder, I can place it where the larger Sharkbite doesn't fit. Works great and profitable. One side of this expander is designed for the inside of the tube, the other side for the outside.