I use this to make leather earrings and cuffs. It has taken me a little while to get the hang of it. You have to have the right thickness of your leather, cutting block, and die cutter for all to work well. Once you get things figured out, it's a nice machine.By the way, it's SO HEAVY! I couldn't lift it at all, and it's too heavy for my craft table or desk. We had to buy a tool table with the capacity to hold a very heavy tool.