Abstract: A pipe extractor removes a broken pipe from a connector or a fitting. The pipe extractor comprises an upper shaft mechanically coupled to a lower shaft where the lower shaft is further mechanically coupled to cutting insert, the cutting insert comprises a stop, a shaving edge and a cutting edge. A user can affix the upper shaft to a drill and engage the drill to turn the cutting insert causing the cutting edge to remove the broken pipe from the connector or the fitting. The cutting insert is further affixed to a guide such that the guide can ensure that the cutting edge is properly aligned with the broken pipe.