I bought this as a substitute for buying a $1,000 manual clicker press. This things is a beast! I'm cutting out axe sheathes from 6oz all the way up to 10oz leather. Granted, at only 1.5tons, it takes about 2-3 pulls for each sheathe, but its still light years faster than cutting by hand. I'm extremely happy with this cutting machine - I hope VEVOR puts out another one that cuts with 5 or 6 tons of force, would buy it in a heartbeat!