Members SRDcrafted Posted April 15, 2015 Members Report Posted April 15, 2015 Idk if all of us are talking about the same splitter. Quote
Trox Posted April 15, 2015 Report Posted April 15, 2015 I have one and its good on skiving strap ends and splitting reins. You cannot lock the handle and use both your hands when splitting, that limits the width of what you can split. Its a upgraded model on the marked painted in black that let you lock the handle. Perhaps with a different name, but built on the same frame/technology (Osborne # 83 copy). The blade needs to be stropped quit often, but performs well when sharp. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members carver Posted April 22, 2015 Members Report Posted April 22, 2015 I have one it works fine as long as you keep the blade sharp . .... the blade gets dull pretty quick and has to be re honed seems like maybe a steeper angle on it would help . what happens is the edge on the blade starts to curl and chip.That said it must not bother me too much because I use it almost every day. I had a guy in the shop bumped the blade with the side of his hand and he had to get stitches. I had asked him several times to to move away from it and warned him several times how sharp it was. Quote
Members Bitta Posted December 22, 2016 Members Report Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) Anybody know about this small one? Don't wanna order from China if I can get it here!! http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/cowboy890-leather-paring-device-kit?search=free&page=3 I have a 9" bench mount for larger/heavier stuff... Edited December 22, 2016 by Bitta Quote
bikermutt07 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Posted December 23, 2016 I lucked into the weaver master splitter for 250. It was used, but plenty sharp. I did have a small learning curve about pulling the leather slightly downward. If you don't it will just slice the piece in half. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Singermania Posted February 8, 2017 Members Report Posted February 8, 2017 I realise this post is a bit old now, however I've just spotted it and want to let you know some details. I am Steve Bonnett of Cowboy Leather Machines in Australia, we sell the two 6" splitters as well as the big 20" splitters. When these splitters come to Australia or the US via a proper Cowboy dealership they are sharpened and ready to go. When they are sold to people out to make a dollar on Ali Baba and ebay mostly in China, Hong Kong and Singapore they are not sharpened. So if you purchase a machine from other than a Cowboy outlet you will have to have the blade sharpened before you use the machine. Quote
Members SolarLeatherMachines Posted February 9, 2017 Members Report Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) COMPLETELY agree. The blades as they come from the factory are not sharp enough. Not even close, and they have a lot of "scale" on them. The blade should have the surface polished and must be sharpened to a razor's edge before use. Any of the official Cowboy retailers will be able to do this for you, and will also be able to re-sharpen the blade periodically. Edited February 9, 2017 by SolarLeatherMachines Quote Alexander
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