Members badaxjava Posted May 16 Members Report Posted May 16 (edited) 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! Edited May 16 by badaxjava
Northmount Posted May 22 Report Posted May 22 21 hours ago, StillerOnline said: Hi. What is your asking price? His post says "I’m selling it at $1200, exclude shipping" Note the seller is located in Indonesia.
Members StillerOnline Posted May 22 Members Report Posted May 22 I totally missed that! Thanks. Shipping cost may be brutal though.
Members badaxjava Posted May 30 Author Members Report Posted May 30 On 5/23/2025 at 3:28 AM, StillerOnline said: I totally missed that! Thanks. Shipping cost may be brutal though. Hi, shipping cost is about $200-300 depends on your location, about the same like from Japan itself. We can discuss that 😄
Members mcmuck Posted June 22 Members Report Posted June 22 Hi There! is this still for sale? Kelly McLaughlin Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada T1A8M1
Members Titigros Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM Members Report Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM Hi I could be interested for 1400€ shipping costs included for France. Is it 220 Voltage for use in Europe ? Is it delivered with the buying bill including official warranty ? Thanks, Titigros
Northmount Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago On 9/27/2025 at 8:12 AM, Titigros said: Hi I could be interested for 1400€ shipping costs included for France. Is it 220 Voltage for use in Europe ? Is it delivered with the buying bill including official warranty ? Thanks, Titigros OP hasn't been back here since June so isn't interested in selling anymore. Locking and archiving this thread.
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