Leather Machinery
Leather clickers, burnishers, splitters, and other leather machinery that doesn't sew.
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I'm looking for information on this leather cutter I bought from an old cobbler's estate sale. Is there a special use for it? It has an approximately 34 cm deep throat and 20 mm gap on the jaws. There is a long handle, so it can deliver a lot of cutting force. It has a swivel base that can rotate 360 degrees around and pivot 90 degrees forward or back. The maker logo is so worn I can't make out the name. All info appreciated. Thank you.
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Hello everyone, I recently bought my first skiving machine, it's a used machine, a Sagitta SC75A (for which I'm also looking for the manual) I'm new to skiving so I'm asking you if you've encountered problems like mine and could you explain to me how I can solve them? The big problem is that it flakes unevenly with a wavy pattern, not smooth as it should be. Thank you Ps, I'm attaching a photo to help you understand the problem. It's a 2cm wide and very long strip of leather, stripped from 1mm to 0.5mm.
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I want to get a bell skiver and was curious if this Amazon bell skiver would work. I’m mainly working with 2/3 oz chrome tan for wallets and bags. https://a.co/d/elqlLas
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Hi! I recent got a Astor hand press, the A51, classic grey etc etc And know I want to stock my arsenal with tools and attachments for this fantastic machines. So I bought what I thought was a genuine Astor tool-adapter-thing that I needed for a lot of my old attachments. ***All of this text end my questions is about the upper threads on the machine*** And the tool didn't really fit, you know it that way when the threads are not 100% in the feel when you screw it in the first time. Back and forth for a couple of days, with the official Astor seller in Sweden, and we couldnt figure out what was wrong. So I took the situation in my own hands and started to dig! After a …
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Hello people, I have gotten myself a bell skiver head, so no table/motor/pedal. I will be getting a servo motor, but would want to use it with an electric pedal with normally/open switch instead of the usual sewing machine foot pedal. Reason being that I want to build a desktop unit to be stored when not in use. Would it be possible to wire such a pedal into the servo motor control unit instead of the speed control? The machine would essentially be off or run at a set speed.
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I purchased this skiver 20 years ago and am now just putting it into use in my shop. I found the Catalogue and Price List of Parts but am looking to see if there is an operating manual available or has any knowledge of this machine. Obviously needs to be cleaned up which I plan to do. All parts are moving freely despite any obvious corrosion. Bell knife has section of surface rilusrlt on the portion that was facing the presser foot while in storage and hopefully I can just clean that up. Blade edge looks fine. Any help or hints greatly appreciated.
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I don't know the correct name of this part in english but I need to replace it and I can't find anybody that sells it in my country so I'm looking to buy it online from the US, europe or china. can't google it because I don't know how it's called. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380810963466 This is what I've found but I need number 5, not 7.
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So I've never worked with leather before but have made bags for around four years with vinyl. My leather bundle has arrived today and my new skiving machine is due with me in two days. It is a Krafft 801. Any tips etc on how to use it for a newbie. Tips, tricks etc - stumbling blocks to try to avoid. Thanks all
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Hello Today my skiver decided to literally scream at me and shut off. She still gets power but will not turn on. I don’t have a manual and it’s such an old machine I can’t find much info online. Has anyone had this issue? I appreciate any help you can give me. It’s a Fortuna HIGH PRECISION BAND KNIFE SPLITTING MACHINE Thank you Morgan
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Hello, I am currently looking for an individual/company who work on Fortuna UA band knife splitting machine, as well as someone who works on hydraulic clicker presses. I live in middle TN and am just trying to have all my ducks in a row if something goes wrong with either of these machines in the future. Please let me know if you know of anyone/company preferably local, but out of state would be ok, the last person we had we came down from St. Louis and unfortunately I cannot find his contact info. Thank you, Morgan
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