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Selling my Nippy Skimini, a compact skiving machine made in Japan, purchased in February 2025 and still under warranty until 2026. The machine is in excellent condition and comes with the full official set, including: ✔️ Skimini Sharpener ✔️ Sharpening stone ✔️ 5 replacement blades The machine is in excellent working condition. However, I’ve realized I rarely use it, so I’ve decided to sell it while it’s still under warranty. I tend to need a finer skiving edge, so I often reach for my skiving knife instead. That said, I’ve used the Skimini a few times and can share some insights based on my experience: Who This Machine Is Best Suited For: Crafters working with leather thicknesses of 1.3mm or above. In my experience, the Skimini performs better with thicker leather. It skives cleanly when starting from around 0.4mm and up. Vegtanned leather users. It skives vegtan beautifully. I’ve tested it with Badalassi Carlo leather, and the results were smooth and consistent. It can even skive down to 0.3mm thin. (I personally don’t use much vegtan in my products.) Those who work with quality chrome-tanned leathers. It handles some chrome leathers well—Alran Chevre, for instance, skives nicely. Anyone with limited workspace or who need to rearrange their setup often. At just 10kg and roughly A4 paper-sized, the Skimini is very compact and easy to move around. Additional Notes: Skiving thinner leather (under 1mm) requires more precise adjustments—especially of the presser foot and knife-to-roller distance. There are YouTube tutorials showing how to dial in the settings. The guy demonstrates skiving from 0.8mm down to 0.6mm. That’s a summary of my experience with the Skimini. If you’d like more details or specific photos/videos, feel free to contact me here or better to message me on Instagram: @adithpr The official price is at ¥245,300 exclude shipping. I’m selling it at $1200, exclude shipping. This will be worth considering for you who’d like to try this Japan technology 😃 Thanks for reading!

This is Zoe from China, a freshman in this leather line. I wanna know more about leather splitting machine, for example, what's the main different point about Fortuna, Camoga, and Nippy brand? What's the different materials for them or which area do they most suitable for? Someone told me Nippy is more suitable for making some sport equipment, what about Fortuna and Camoga? When I need to buy a splitting machine, how can I select one suitable for me? Or how can I recommend a most suitable machine for my clients. Any comments about splitting machine, will be highly appreciated. Best regards Zoe

Hello Can anyone explain why a top and bottom feed skiver is better than a bottom feed only? Can a top and bottom feed skiver do everything that a bottom feed only skiver can do...but more? If a Leatherworker.net Member is skiving mostly higher temper Herman Oak 3-4oz (1-2mm) leather...can this work be done on a Top and Bottom Feed skiver or should this individual use a bottom feed only skiver. There is not one sewing machine that does everything...Is this also true for Skiving machines? Do I need both? Your assistance to the questions above will assist me in deciding on which machine to purchase and will ultimately determine the success of my business and the health of my sanity! Many Thanks in advance. Silverd

Item is used and in good condition. Asking price is $1,400 shipped. Local pickup is $1,200. Includes Nippy high grade blade (currently installed in the machine), iron feed roller, rubber feed roller, and extra blade sets. Fits on a table and is approximately 35cm tall, 30cm wide, and 20cm deep - about the size of an A4 size paper. Hi-res Pictures

Hey Leather Pros, I found an older Nippy Skiver for sale. The seller says it turns freely and is in need of a cleaning. There a couple of screws missing and maybe the guide. They are asking $500 for the head only. Is it a good deal?

I had a vintage Fortuna s50v that was set up in a particular way: when the ON switch was turned on, the bell knife rotated at constant high speed. The feed roller variable speed was controlled with the foot pedal (a light press on the foot pedal would ensure a slow feed; flooring the foot pedal made the feed roller rotate at top speed). This setup was perfect for the types of leathers I skive. When moved abroad I sold the Fortuna, and am now looking at a Japan-made Nippy NP-202 or NP-2 or skiver (essentially same-same parts as that old Fortuna). Local skiver vendors say to set a skiver up that way two motors are needed. One underneath and an additional motor mounted to the table behind the skiver (back right). I am not very mechanical, but not inclined to want to mount a motor on the table behind the skiver. The Fortuna v50s seemed to have only one motor. Enclosing photo and have many more photos of the guts & back of the skiver if helpful. Question: In order to run bell knife at constant speed and control feed roller at variable speed, are two motors necessary? What is the best optimized way to set up the skiver? Specific suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi All, Wondering if anyone knows if parts for a Nippy NP-1(?) bell knife skiver are available in Australia anywhere? I have a mostly complete unit rescued from the tip as a TAFE college shut down. The skiver is missing a small drive shaft that turns the stone inside the bell knife. It's a shame not to be able to use it just because of one little part....... Last I looked the Nippy site in Japan was pretty hard to navigate or understand, hence asking for someone that speaks Aussie(or even tolerable english) and hopefully can tell their billabongs and bunyips apart. Thanks!