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Pete, thank you for your reply: I'll follow your suggestions. The blade is already razor sharp, I'll try to keep the roller under the blade and bend the strip while pulling. Have you ever tried other models? Is it a common problem among splitting machines? Here are the pictures... as you can see, it "bites" the leather strip giving an uneven result. L.

Hello to all, I'm a 31 y/o guy from Italy, pretty new to leatherwork: started with saddlery repairs and now want to try to do something from scratch (headcollars, bridles, etc). I joined a few months ago, but this is my first post. Recently I've bought my first leather splitter, the cheap "Hi-tech" one sold by Tandy. I have serious troubles using it, I'm not able to obtain an even strip of leather: sometimes it cuts too much, sometimes it doesn't cut at all... I'll post some pictures as soon as I can. Am I the only one experiencing that problem? Can you recommend me a better splitter, or teach me how to better use mine? Thanks, Lorenzo