Members HCM Posted July 11, 2010 Members Report Posted July 11, 2010 After years of wondering what kind of work I could do with one, I added a band knife splitter into my shop a few months ago. Already, the quality of my work has increased greatly. I am extremely happy with the machine. It's a 16" Camoga. However, there is nobody within a few hundred miles of me that knows how to set one up properly, and I am left on my own to learn how to troubleshoot, operate and fix it. I know there are some people here who know their way around a splitter, so hopefully you can help me out. I am wondering if the problem I am experiencing is normal. I am having an issue with the leading edge of the leather not splitting well. I get a good, clean and even split on the entire piece, except the leading edge, it always comes out thicker. I am splitting mostly soft, thin leather and I use the guide bar not the top roller. I thought the blade was too far away from the feed, so I moved it in and the guy I got the machine from told me to move it back to where it was, so I did. He also said the right side of the blade should be a little closer than the left side so the blade works at a bit of an angle. Does that sound like a good setup for the type of leather I use? I'd really appreciate any help here, thanks! Quote
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