Bell skiver table

[StevenJ]

Hi folks.
I bought a Fortuna 801 bell skiver clone with servo motor, but without a table. Of course the problem I have now is finding a table and pedal set up that I can set it up on. I've seen industrial sewing machine tables on eBay with cut outs for various sewing machine models. But none for a bell skiver. I'd be happy with a blank tabletop sewing table that I can cut the appropriate hole in if necessary. Does anyone have any leads on where a person might get such a thing?

[AlZilla]

Why wouldn't just a piece of kitchen countertop work? A nice little backsplash might be handy.

[kgg]

3 hours ago, StevenJ said:

I bought a Fortuna 801 bell skiver clone with servo motor, but without a table.

I often go to a industrial sewing machine shop and buy an old sewing machine frame with the pedal setup. The old sewing machine table frames are so much better as they were constructed with heavier real metal. Then go to your local hardware depot and pickup two pieces of 3/4" plywood then glue / clamp them together. From there you could get fancy and put a pretty laminated top on. The standard kitchen counter typically is only is about 3/4" thick and constructed more often with press board. For the weight I would recommend going with the standard 1 1/2" thickness.

kgg

[Digit]

My Fortuna skiver is mounted on an old flat-bed sewing machine table. The huge cut-out of the flatbed was partially covered with an 18mm (3/4") chipboard, screwed on the original table top and with a cutout for the skived leather bits to fall down through. The Fortuna is hinge-mounted on top of this chipboard.

[StevenJ]

Nice! I never thought about covering the top of a used sewing machine table. Thanks to you both for the great idea. 

Edited 8 hours ago by StevenJ