sainte
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Jimi: Contributions are always welcome, your appreciation is very important!. I rearmed all the mechanisms that had some difficulty, before starting the painting work, for example those where I had to manufacture parts. Thank you Brds
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With more doubts than certainties. I would like to say that a restoration project like this, in my case, aims at personal achievement and is about "rescuing a machine from oblivion". Still without the certainty that it will work, I am preparing the engines! Brds
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DanishMan: Both Pfaff seem to be excellent! I don't know too much. I have started by restoring machines that I have ever seen in use, doing certain jobs.
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Hello DanishMan: It is very good news for me to know that there are spare parts for these old FORTUNA skyver! Thank you On the other hand I want to tell you that I have a friend who is an excellent shoemaker who does not work with any other machine than a PFAFF !! And since we are in a country like Argentina, I have had to make some piece of those beauties! (I attach an image). I also attach two images of the machines before beginning their restoration. One Necchi type 45 K and one SINGER 31K15 Brds
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Printing and details: Today I applied a first coat of printing and then putty of details in those places where it was needed. Also a coat of black paint internally. Brds
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DanishMan: We are on the same boat! Your experience helps me a lot! I plan to do exactly the same with regard to independently positioning two motors, one for the fixed speed knife and the other with a frequency inverter for the feet wheel. Thank you for showing your experience. Brds
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Masked and wooden stopper/plug: A job of about two hours. But important to later have no problems in reassembling. The use of masking tape; paper; Balsa wood plugs and quite patience.
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Hello DanishMan, I had not seen your post !. Congratulations! It's a great job. Brds
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The use of polyester putty and sanding it prior to printing: This work is very dirty! I have had success with this process, performed on a couple of sewing machines as old as this skyver. So I will try to repeat it this time. In order to carry out this work, I consider it important to first scratch all the existing paint residues. Then a cleaning to leave dust free and then application of polyester putty. Lastly, sanding, by using "hard" and "soft" sandpaper blocks, depending on the type of surface, until no roughness "to the touch" is perceived.
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Thanks RockyAussie Very useful manuals!
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RockyAussie: Thanks for your help once again. Yes, I am seriously considering your recommendation about use a servo motor for feed speed. Referring to the up and down play on the bell axis, I already knew that this problem could be, it was one of the first things that I tried to discard before starting the restoration: I think that although my machine is very old and maybe it has been a little battered before, it has had little use! and little wear on the shaft, we will see ... Thank you.
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Please, can someone tell me what is the speed (rpm) of the bell blade and on the other hand the speed (rpm) of the drive mechanism of your skyver?. Thank you
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DanishMan: My skyver is either a very old model or very very rare. I could not find another like it! Thanks for your help.
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Hello, golf shoes. I once heard that golf shoes have to be waterproof and pigskin is waterproof?
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Scoutmom103: I am going to try to show as many details of the restoration, emphasizing putting everything back together and without any parts :-) Unfortunately, and probably because it is a very old model, I could not find the service manual.
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I have completely disassembled the skyver. Now, after sorting and inspecting each of the pieces, I will begin preparing them for the painting stage. If someone were to be interested in some aspects related to the processes used for restoration, I can detail them. For example how I have managed to improve the appearance of the damaged screw heads. Thank you. Brds PS: I attach an image with the total disassembly.
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Dear Rocky Aussie, I am an apprentice working with leather. But I was thinking exactly the same thing about dividing the feed and thus being able to control both speeds. Thank you for your help. Brds
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Dear, my skyver had accumulated layers of paint . What I am doing is completely staining to repaint with polyurethane lacquer. I have previously completely disassembled the entire mechanism!
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Dear, I was working on my restoration. Fortunately I have been able to find a plate where the driver model appears: FORTUNA type K. I have also been able to assemble the outer part. I attach an image. I will continue with my work and I will show you my progress. Brds
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RockyAussie Thanks for your quick response. I was watching yours interesting videos on Youtube. I hope someday to adapt an skiver roller foot like yours. Tom Thanks for your suggestions. I apologize, I understand what you are saying. Wizcrafts Thanks, very interesting videos. I have seen those videos. I would be interested to see what no video shows, and it is the skyving below parts machine ! keithski122 Thank you for the suggestion regarding the change of Stone wheel with a plastic wheel. DanishMan Thanks for your help. I hope to see the video soon. Dear, I attach an image where I show the crank that apparently controls the tension of the strap. I would like to be able to observe its journey through the entire bottom of the machine. I am in the midst of restoration and I had to assemble these parts to be able to show the parts with the pulleys in question. I hope soon can show my progress. Thank you.
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Hello, I am a amateur worker for leather. I have restored a couple of sewing machines and recently I have started to restore an apparently very old Fortuna leather skyving. I am having some difficulty knowing how the lower drag mechanism works, because I have received the machine disassembled. I could upload some photos and I would appreciate it if you could help me.
