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You should have a white wire, a green wire (connected to the chassis of the motor) and two wires of possibly black and red. Switch the black and red, that will reverse the rotation of the motor. ferg

You done a fine job. You do need to work on the burnishing of the edges. ferg

Your English is better than half the population of the USA, no need to apologize. ferg

Well, doggone! I knew I had a problem, I am just a beginner! You may know, there are just about as many ways to do things with machinery as there are folks using them. I chose the servo because it works for me and I am sure for a lot of other beginners. I just may be a beginner the rest of my life but I am happy with my skiving machine running with a servo motor. Maybe I should attach at least three more motors to make it look like I know what I am doing. ferg

This may be considered "High-Jacking" this thread but I believe some information I have gathered may be useful to some folks buying one of these machines. I have read numerous articles/tutorials, watched about every video I could find, most several times, still did not have the finite information everyone needs to properly adjust these machines. My machine has the grooved steel feed roller on the bottom. You have probably noticed the feed wheel has the same radius the Bell Knife has. Vertical adjustment for the feed roller is to the rear of left end while the angle of the feed roller is adjusted by threaded adjuster to the front on left end. Adjust the angle so the feed roller fits the curve of the knife. You can adjust the proximity of the roller to the knife with the rear adjuster. Use a couple pieces of copy paper about 1/2" wide to slide between the roller and the knife blade. one toward the back, one to the front of the feed roller. Adjust the up and down until the paper strips just slide between knife and roller. This is almost perfect adjustment for chrome tanned leather that is fairly soft from 1.5oz. to 4oz. Lining leather for instance or Kangaroo leather. The top roller I use most often is tapered from back to front. You will learn quickly that adjustment of where this roller meets the bell knife determines how wide the skive will be. With this leather I bring the top roller close enough to the knife that you can only slide that piece of copy paper between them. Don't allow the roller to rest on the knife, you might distort the edge. There is a spring on a hook mechanism to the left rear of the machine. This adjusts the amount of pressure required for the feed roller to hold the leather being skived, against the bell knife. Light weight leather I place this in the second notch. Thicker/harder leather I may pull the spring all the way out to last notch. Also: Some belt leathers, among others, are very hard temper. You will need to lower the bottom feed roller slightly to allow leather to go through the knife. There are small oiling holes on the shaft of the lower roller, oil them frequently. they are a little difficult to access, be creative. That is a few items that may help some of you anyway. Let me know if I can be of further help. ferg

Get a bottom and top feed machine. I can put any thickness of any type leather through mine without problems. Information on adjustment of all the different knobs etc. are practically unavailable. I don't remember if Steve sells his skivers with a clutch or servo motor but I am sure he would sell you which ever you want. My machine had a clutch motor on it when I bought it. Just too doggone fast for me to handle fine, thin leather. Swapped the clutch for a digital servo, best thing I ever done. I have taken some of my machine apart, have to see how it works. Have tried to do every adjustment imaginable to see what effect it has on different leathers. Yes, I have wasted mucho leather, wait, it wasn't really wasted was it? I am getting pretty good with it finally. Most all the machines, no matter what the name plate says , are made pretty much the same. They all need daily oiling in spots you probably would never see if you didn't have some instructions. Information coming with the machines is lacking for the most part. Anyone buying one of these machines.....If I can be of any help just let me know. ferg

Get off of it. The purpose of my post was simply to inform. Don't give me your high and mighty crap. I told the guy to use one of their fonts since they had trouble with the one I sent. That wasn't the root of the problem. Don't try to make me out as the dunce, when they dropped the ball and were trying to make up lost revenue by gouging me with cheaper product. As for asking Johanna to lock it......Uhhhh she is an admin, that is part of her job with this fabulous service. Of course there are going to be folks that have no problem with this company, there are some that did including me. ferg

As I said before. I know illustrator and my daughter uses it every day, it was converted. I was simply trying to make it easier for the guy to get things done. Whatever their reason for not being able to use the file makes no difference, that wasn't the ultimate reason for my wanting to negate the order. I sent the very same file to Steel Stamps, they are making the stamp as we speak. I had absolutely no problems with these folks, they had the proof back to me in just a couple hours, I okayed it. With all the other problems we were encountering I think the man I talked to was out on a limb, I broke it off. I think we need to lock this thread, Johanna!!!! ferg

I beg to differ with "there's no point in putting a servo motor on a skiver". My skiver has a digital servo. It will turn at almost nothing to 3600 rpm. The speed depends on how hard I press on the pedal, duh! This servo is the best thing I have ever done. The bell knife and bottom and top feed wheel turn at different speeds. There is a ratio there. I can have a very thin piece of expensive leather to skive. I don't wish to allow it to feed at 3600 or whatever rabbit speed is available. A nice slow skive gives me total control. If I desire to increase the speed after starting the skive it is a no brainer. There is absolutely no degradation in the quality of the skive when I run it slow . That misconception should be noted for folks looking down the road buying one of these fabulous machines. ferg

Some of you either missed the slant of my post or I simply did not explain very well, so here goes again. My daughter, a professional Graphic Artist with her own magazine, drew the logo with the lettering in Abobe Illustrator, Vector format as Infinity wanted it. I explicitly asked for Steel Stamp, not Brass. Smooth back, no handle. No Heat tool for $$$$, since I have a large heat press. You have to give them your CC# before they will do anything at all, I understand that and have no problem with it. Sent the image to them, received a couple e-mails to clarify things. Gentleman said they couldn't read the "Lettering" file. Informed them they could select a Font closely resembling what I showed them originally. The lettering was not in question to begin with as far as needing any further work or time. He then fumbled around with saying, that lettering was a special lettering and they charged more for that but they would wave that charge, a confirmation order would follow. I should okay or make any changes, return it to them, they would follow with a Proof for me to approve in a few days. The confirmation arrived with Brass for the material, my e-mail stated I wanted Steel. Their paper said I wanted to stamp wood with a Hot Iron, both being wrong. I called them, talked to the same person, told him the confirmation was almost totally wrong, he became flustered and began telling me what I had ordered was what was on my original e-mail. That was not true, I had my e-mail in front of me. I also questioned how they were going to place an image that measured 2.25 inches on a blank that only measured 2.125. "Oh, that is no problem, we can make that work." I told him I wanted to forget the order since I didn't trust him and I wanted my Credit Card credited. He wasn't going to do that! Told him if he didn't he could very likely be looking for a job. He hung up on me. Ten or fifteen minutes later the phone rang, it was his boss, the owner supposedly, trying to convince my wife they should continue with the order. She told him no thanks, just credit the CC. She usually, is very sweet on the phone until someone "riles" her. She remained sweet this time. LOL Hopefully this clears a few misconceptions of this transaction. It was bad Karma from the beginning, I should have trashed it right away. I have been in business for sixty one years folks. I have heard and been involved in my share of shady deals, this one really had a bad odor. ferg

Helped a little???? ferg

This Chandler is almost identical to my Consew 206RB-5 Will stitch 3/8" most any leather comfortably topping out with 138 thread. Can occasionally stitch with 207 on top with 138 in the bobbin. Will also stitch a little over 3/8" if the leather isn't real hard. Stitches beautifully with #69, #92, and #138 thread both top and bottom. With a servo motor you can slow the machine to one stitch per 30 seconds if you wish or run like a rabbit. Bob Kovar at Toledo Industrial Machine sells the Chandler as well as the Consew machines among many others. He may have a deal for you. Bob's tele: 866-362-7397 ferg

Only time I have had this problem, wrong bobbin. ferg

My skiving machine came with a clutch motor of similar size. Ran the machine with absolutely no problems. I changed to a digital Servo and I love it. ferg

You will need to be patient, it will be a little more than a few days. The gentleman who owns GoodsJapan is knowledgeable and sends what you order. Good tools from him. I don't think you will be disappointed. ferg

I guess my red flag went up when they seemingly ignored my e-mails. While he said he was looking at the e-mails, saying what I had written, I also was looking at them, he was wrong and had no intention of acknowledging the fact. When they sent the confirmation of the order it was almost all wrong. When I spoke to him on the phone to verify the order he mentioned the lettering I had chosen was going to be a further charge then told me they would absorb it. I have a feeling someone higher up told him he needed to make up the difference. That came about by intending to give me the brass, stamp for wood, and a further order for a hot stamping tool. When the gentleman wanted to argue with me I let him have it. My wife says,"Why do you do that?" My nature I guess. LOL I definitely will never recommend them to anyone. ferg

I agree with Billy on everything except the reverse. Both of my machines have reverse and I simply would not be without it. Also: Believe me you will decide you want to do other than watch bands when you get a machine. As Billy said, call Bob Kovar. Tell him what you wish to do now and think real hard about the future. The cylinder machines come with a table you can remove giving you almost, two machines in one. The heads of these machines will weigh on average 100 pounds. The floor plate is steel on a cylinder arm, it is heavy also. They need to be heavy to dampen any vibrations from the machine when it is running. ferg

You got something started anyway. Now you can practice some more. LOL ferg

We received a credit memo from Infinity yesterday evening. That doesn't mean the CC has been credited, we will see. Talked to Steel Stamps rep this morning. My vector drawings were okayed will receive a proof later today. They were considerably cheaper than Infinity also. ferg

I reordered a stamp from Steel Stamps this evening. Their stamp will make impression 3/16" deep. I want to have the capability to stamp many different types of leather, dry or dampened, didn't want the Delrin. ferg

I ordered a stamp to be made, from INFINITY. Sent vector image with name of font I wanted used along with size I wanted the final image. I requested a steel plate, no threaded hole in back, no handle. Just a smooth back. E-mails seemed to get ignored about proper designations. Received the confirmation of order this morning. Brass plate for Hot Stamping wood, no mention of back being smooth plus the dimensions for the piece didn't add up. I called the guy order was placed with. Told him the order was wrong. He said, "That is how you ordered it." Not true but he insisted I would have to pay extra. Imagine that. Anyone like to guess where I told him to place the order? Ask for an immediate credit to my CC, he refused. This guy hung up on me. A few minutes later the phone rang, it was THE BOSS! Wife answered the phone, wouldn't let me. Was sure this could be worked out. Wife told him to credit the card and tear up the order. Any problem with that? "No, he would take care of it." You can bet I am going to access the card account frequently. Buyers beware. ferg

It was embarrassing to say the least, when a customer enquired as to the extra charges. We ship via USPS when possible since it is cheaper. We found out about the extra charges from one of the clerks at our PO. Some of our packages may weigh 6 or 8 pounds, we only give a value of $19 while the actual is more like $150 to $175. I know you will think we are taking a chance with the product package getting lost. We have been shipping to Canada for about three years I believe. Never have had a damaged product returned. Biggest problem is people moving two or three days after they give an order, not very often though. We shipped close to 2000 pieces to Canada this last Christmas. ferg

Andrew, I don't mind the smell of the adhesive so that makes me wonky right away. I use Weldwood Gel and love it. We glued laminate for many years so the contact cements are almost second nature to me. Ten minutes might be pushing it if your shop space is a little cool or high humidity. A good test for proper time is a piece of wax paper touched to the glue, if any of the adhesive sticks to the wax paper it is too soon to adhere the two sides. Proper use of any contact cement applied to either side of the leather will/should give you excellent results. Also: remember, most adhesives used with leather or similar substrates do not result in ultimate adhesion for at least 24 hours. ferg

We ship a lot to Canada, no other international shipping. When we began shipping to Canada we valued the product at what it would cost to manufacture plus the extra shipping. Their Customs sent the customer a bill for, sometimes over $20 because we valued the item too high. We re-evaluated the at cost, they stopped charging the customer. USA customs works a little bit like Welfare Department, "Handle and lay aside, you don't want people to think we are too good at what we do." I have had items I ordered lay in Customs office for more than two weeks before they are actually shipped to their ultimate destination. ferg

I have only bought punches from GoodsJapan. I have a complete set of deco punches. The owner told me they were a little fragile, I needed to be careful when using. I found immediately you need to dampen the leather to make the holes. Most any size of the punches are this way. They are steel, not stainless. If they mark the dampened leather I have not noticed it. Shipping from HongKong was quick considering. The time lapse for this company is not the shipping, it is getting through customs here in the states. ferg