Ken Nelson Report post Posted October 3, 2012 Does anyone have experience with the 8" weaver crank splitter? How good, how poor, like dislike etc. Thanks Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THein Report post Posted October 7, 2012 Ken I was looking into the Weaver splitter. Haven't bought anything yet. I wrote to another member here who had bought the Weaver and she said it worked great for her, mostly veg tan leather. I am wondering about the sks splitter from campbell randall they don't show a price and have not answered my e mail request for a quote. Terry www.singletreeleather.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgepting Report post Posted October 8, 2012 I got to see the new 14 inch splitter form Leather machine Co. this past weekend at the saddle makers roundup in Wichata Falls. This thing is awesome and on my list to buy this year. I think its around $1950. It cuts very nice and smooth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted October 10, 2012 +1 the Cobra, $1950 is head only, $2250 gets you the motorized version on an adjustable caster stand. Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tina67888 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 i have a weaver 8" splitter. this is my experince and i also have a question to others who use these types of rollar splitters. i used this many times on about 8/9 leather down to about 5/6 with veg tan. if the width is below 2" about the cuts are smooth. meaning if you are cutting a 3' strap with 2" width to 5/6, it begings at 5/6 and ends at 5/6 now, im noticing on some PARTS of the hide, usually but not always the belly, and over about 3" width you will start with 5/6 and end with 2/3 i can not say for sure it is the softer parts because this happens with the firmer parts. I also ntice a lot that this happens more with the bigger widths over 3" ive done so many and i can not figure it out for sure. some times i pull on the feeding ends upwards and might help and cranking faster might help too. i think it comes down to the rollars as the bottom one is on springs and pushing the feeding leather into the top so the crank can push it into the blade. the problem is it is not always a consistant level has anyone figured this out? is it the width, type, parts of leather? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted April 21, 2013 One thing that comes to mind for me is the blade position. . If the distance from the rollers to the blade is too far, then the leather wads up against the blade and will split unevenly. That will be compounded by a wider strap naturally having more drag and/or a blade that is a bit dull. This can result in thin areas. I am not familiar with the Weaver, but have had Champions, Americans, and Landis 6" crank splitters. Most of these have stops that you push the blade up against to set the leading edge and then tighten it down. First thing I'd do is take the blade out, sharpen it and put it back in. If there aren't stops for the blade, then you want to the get the leading edge of the blade as close to the rollers as you can without the blade getting into them. The second factor may be the position of the bottom roller vs. the blade. If the bottom roller is set a little too far below the blade edge that could make it do what you are describing also. Firm leather will feed straight but softer leather might drape down in to the gap more. The top roller will compress the softer leather more and push it that way. You might try raising the position of the bottom roller up a bit more and see if that helps. If the splitter was originally set up for heavier leather and taking a fair amount off, then you may need to do some fiddling with the roller position to get it work the best for your use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
