bruce johnson
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Location:Bridgeport, Ct., USA
Interests:design and make one of a kind handbags using antique purse frames.
Leatherwork Specialty:handbags lightweight and exotic skins
Interested in learning about:sewing machines, skivers etc.
How did you find leatherworker.net?:google
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Posted Tuesday at 01:51 PM
I have just purchased a model G fortuna #16107 black skiver.really old(I will be getting a table , servo motor and foot pedal with rod ).(no vacuum). It has no vacuum which is fine with me. I have a newer Fortuna service manual forType 50 S-A0 and 50 S -AG. The manual I have is not helping me very much. The machine seems complete except it does not have lever to raise and lower presser foot. I can look on the manual you shared on this site a few years ago and try to match the parts numbers. I do have the parts # from the newer catalog. I need the lever to raise and lower the presser foot.The machine came with about 20 presser feet(made in Italy) many duplicates. also a few guide bars. Can you help me? I had a Fortuna Skiver many years ago ( From Hoffman company) and then I had a chinese copy about 20 years ago. I do not want another copy. I bought this skiver because it is a fine machine . the parts are fine precision. It looks like everything else is here, but I could be wrong.I took its apart I don't even know if this machine can to clean it up and have laid out all the parts. Can you help? I would be so thrilled if you could. Please let me know. Thank you
Joy Liotta Horvath
bagstudio@aol.com
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Joy, Sorry but I dont have access to parts on most of the powered machines. I would suggest Campbell-Randall in Boerne, TX as my first call.
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- Bruce
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want to confirm that the Southwest Leather Workers trade show in Prescott AZ is still happening Feb 27, 28 & March 1st.
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that is the trade show dates, some classes start a few days before
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Term 1: Edge burnishing. Term 2: Edge slicking. I give up, are they the same thing, or not?
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Slicking lays down the fibers and smooths the edges. Brunoshing uses or generates heat to bond the fibers together.
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Whew. Sorry about that, folks. Growing pains. We're online again! (does happy dance!)
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TSA took mine. I'll have another one tonight.
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Just got back from a trip to Midway KY. Spent a lot of time doing nothing while my wife and daughter spent some "girl time" together. I should have checked to see if anyone here had a shop I could have visited while there! If anyone here does have a shop near by, i.e. Lexington, Winchester, Paris, and so on, let me know. Next time I am down there I'll stop by to chew the fat!
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When you find out,let me know please. I may be down that way next month.
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Who makes custom blades for plough gauges?
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Terry Knipschield - www.knipknives.com .I had him make me a Dixon pattern blade and sent a Blanchard blade along too for him to get a pattern off for future orders.
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Someone please remind me how to view my messages. I can't seem to remember how to get to them,
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With my new computer I had to click "compatibility view" to get to my messages
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Well, once again David Morris is running unchecked through the American West
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I heard the Hank the Sidekick was spotted in Texas and maybe headed this way too.
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