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PLA+ which is a hard plastic. They are about 4" x 4".

I have a 1.2mm leather and I have not been able to lower it to 0.8mm

Hi there. Sorry, I just saw your comment today. You can purchase one directly from myself. Please email me at info@saddlehillsleathercraft.com and I will send you all the options and details.

For firm leather like belt leather, and full length, I usually use my bigger hand crank splitter. I find that these smaller splitters work best with leathers that have a softer temper. The reason being, that they work best when you can hold the leather down on the back side as it feeds over the roller, so the leather comes up and goes over the roller, touching about 1/4 of the circumference of the roller. With stiffer leather it's difficult to "bend" the leather around the roller, so to speak. When I do split stiffer leather I take very little off at a time and make several passes to get it to the thickness I want, but only shorter distances, like buckle ends on belts. These splitters do have their limitations with heavier leather when doing long splits.

www.saddlehillsleathercraft.com or in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/listing/1044100393

Which country do you live in?

Which country do you live in?

@@saddlehillsleathercraft I live in the USA in California

@@Luis-eo6vi you can order one from Duane Watts directly. He sells them on Etsy, but right now hias shop is closed because he's at the Prescott leather show.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft I appreciate it, Do you know when he’ll return?

@@Luis-eo6vi the trade show is over tomorrow, but it may take him a week or two to catch up on orders once it's over.

I'm not sure if there's an exact brand. There may be a number of Chinese companies that manufacture these, but I have not seen any with a name on them. I'm not importing them any more because of lack of consistency in both shipping and quality. If you can get one that is well made, it's still a good and useful tool.

There is a brand that is reliable and sells them of quality. It's the WUTA brand

The lines only transfer where you apply pressure, so I just use my thumb to apply pressure to the StampAid inside of the the border line. That way there are no marks on the outside border. Make sense?

Yes. I tested one with an 11kg (24 lbs) bag of lead shot and it held just fine. That's the weight of about 13 wine bottles. It will depend on the type of leather you're using. I'm using 4/5 oz SB Foot Oiltan.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft thanks for the reply!

Antique gives you more contrast between the raised areas in your project (where you wipe it off) and the deeper tooling impressions. Regular dye doesn't give that much contrast between the two areas. Also, antique is thicker (larger molecules) than regular dye. Regular dye will stain everything, whereas antique will only stain areas that have not been "resisted".

Just bought one exactly like one shown in vid from Ebay. $40, free ship. Works really good.

Not really, because you can squeeze or stretch the camo tool impressions to fit whatever size the circle is. I go around about 3/4 of the way, then I check to see where I'll end up by making really light impressions. That tells me if I need to squeeze the last few together a tiny bit or stretch them apart. You can't see these small adjustments in the final outcome.

I meant because of how close the lines are to each other. If the flare of the tool is wider it might touch the other tool’s line- almost. Ending up with a skinny ribbon.

I have never ordered them from Amazon, so I don't know which one it would be. I have ordered directly from China, but the pictures didn't always match what i received, so you can't trust the pictures. I have stopped ordering them because of how unreliable the vendors are, even though I like the machine.

I buy the black extra sharp OLFA blades. They come in packages of 50 at Home Depot and are super sharp.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft how many mm’s ? Thanks

@@edcubberly8907 it's the 18mm blades.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft oh, I ordered the 9mm blades. Do I have to drill holes in them to secure it to the splitter ?

@@edcubberly8907 nope, the 18mm ones just butt up against the screws in the back.

Hi Nawaid. I'm not selling these any more because of import issues, getting them reliably from China. You can find them on AliExpress, eBay and Etsy sometimes.

Thanks for Reply take care

The blade is 4" wide, but I have only split up to 3", and that only with soft (milled) leather. I've purchased them from AliExpress, but from different companies. They can also sometimes be found on eBay or on Etsy. I don't think there's a model number.

Hi there. I use mine primarily for soft (milled) leather up to 3" wide. I have used it for the turn on 10-12 oz HO belts, but never for the full length of a belt. I have a hand crank splitter for that. When splitting longer thin pieces, I find that I need to hold down the side that feeds into the blade, as well as pull down on the side coming out, so it has lots on contact with the roller with a considerable amount of tension. Then it works great, but I imagine that's hard, or impossible, to do with saddle skirting. You could also play around a bit with the position of the blade, maybe bring it out just a touch further, but I realize you don't want to waste too much leather for testing, and for sure no more real projects. I'm not sure what else to recommend.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft thank you for getting back to me. I couldnt get it to perform adequately. I think it may not be up to that task so i am sending it back. thanks again

I’ve had the same issue recently making belts with herman oak. Ruined 2 belts when thinning down the turns. Blade might have been getting dull, can’t really say for sure. I will say that by leaving 2-3 extra inches on the end to pull down on when slicing helps.

The Leather Balm at the end is the final finish.

Which email address are you using?

Send it to info@saddlehillsleathercraft.ca

i am in Toronto how can i buy that Leather Splitter ? Can i pay by PayPal ?

Which country do you live in?

@@saddlehillsleathercraft Cali

@@matthewtapia4398 in the US you can buy these directly from Duane Watts through his Etsy store (DWLeatherworks). I only sell them in Canada.

Thanks!

For the name, yes, credit goes to you. I should have picked a different one, and apologize for not doing that. I will change it. I think the name you picked is cool. The basic design though has been around for many decades, especially in woodworking, so I don't think anyone has a proprietary claim on that.

Which country do you live in?

@@saddlehillsleathercraft Canada

@@francinecrites6235 I have two of the aluminum version left in stock. The cost is $170 Canadian plus $10 shipping and $9 GST, so a combined total of $189. You can message me at info@saddlehillsleathercraft.com for payment info if you would like to get one.

@@saddlehillsleathercraft Canada

@@francinecrites6235 I had already replied earlier after you mentioned you were from Canada. See above. Let me know if you don't see that comment, or have other questions.

If you live in Canada you can buy from me, otherwise you can buy directly from Duane Watts through Etsy, if he sells to the country you live in. Here's the link to his Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/DWLeatherworks

Frame is the limiting factor, plus the amount of "pull" you need. I don't go wider than 3", although the full width you could go is 4".