Comment by fnordian_slip
3 days ago
If anyone in here buys it anyway, they could test if it works with leather, too. That would open up a lot of additional projects.
3 days ago
If anyone in here buys it anyway, they could test if it works with leather, too. That would open up a lot of additional projects.
I suspect you could probably work with pretty heavy leather, since the 3mm cardboard it's designed for is going to be pretty comparable to 5-6oz.The bed size might be too small for typical panel sizes though.
That thing would be useful for cutting leather to a pattern. Jigsaws just move the leather up and down, leather is too flexible for routers, scissors don't work well on thick materials, and knife work takes a lot of skill.
For similar price you can get a metal nibbler. Which is a handheld powertool designed for cutting metal sheets using a similar mechanism. They should definitely have more than enough power for leather although the cleanness of cuts will depend on sharpness and tolerance of blades. You might want to also look into electric shears.