Members ewayne53 Posted February 14, 2020 Members Report Posted February 14, 2020 I recently purchased the Deluxe Craftool Leather Splitter. It works great on narrow pieces less than 1 1/4" wide. But if you go any wider it's almost impossible to split it. It still set at the factory default sittings. I've been looking for a video about setting up the splitter but all I can find are demos. Does anyone know if such a video exists? Thank you and God bless. Wayne Quote
Members akguy59 Posted February 14, 2020 Members Report Posted February 14, 2020 I don't have an answer as to set up videos, but if every other Tandy tool I've ever seen is any indication the blade is probably nowhere near as sharp as it should be. I hope that is somewhat helpful to you. Quote
Members ewayne53 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Sharpening seems to be the consensus. But I also wonder about the position of the blade to the roller. Edited February 15, 2020 by ewayne53 Quote
Members blue62 Posted February 15, 2020 Members Report Posted February 15, 2020 Splitting wider straps with one of those takes alot of horsepower, a good shape blade will help, but it still may be pretty tough to pull through. Quote
Members ewayne53 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Looks like even though the unit is new the blade still needs to be honed top and bottom. Then it needs to be sharpened to a razors edge. Also the blade edge needs to be at the apex of the roller. Edited February 15, 2020 by ewayne53 Quote
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