I bought the roller rust, particularly for the small distances, but the gap between the slats is 5-6 cm. A bar was torn already on arrival and some slats were still full of resin. The slats are partly minimally different lengths, but they fit better than my old rust, so that the slats not easily slip out. About Holzsplitter I can not complain, the slats are reasonably well planed and also traces of rot are absent.