Abstract: A rigid housing has an axially extending opening which receives a length of cylindrical tubing therethrough. A measuring assembly is mounted to the housing and has a circular friction wheel which is rotatable about an axis which is perpendicular to the axis of the tubing. The friction wheel extends into the opening into engagement with the tubing, such that as the tubing is advanced through the housing, the wheel is turned. An encoder wheel is fixed to the friction wheel to allow a photodetector to determine the angular displacement of the wheel. An electric controller receives signals from the photodetector and calculates the linear length of tubing which has passed beneath the wheel and displays this on a liquid crystal display. A cutting assembly is mounted to the housing and spaced axially from the measuring assembly. The cutting assembly has a cutting blade which is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the friction wheel axis.