Members Webicons Posted March 30, 2018 Members Report Posted March 30, 2018 Hello All - Hoping some bell skiver gurus can chime in here... I am looking at a few bell skiver units online: two fairly new chinese units and a Fortuna. Since I am a sucker for vintage fixer uppers I am more drawn to the Fortuna. The posting states that it's a V50. My questions are: Is this truely a V50 or perhaps a V50K or S or? Can this unit be converted to run full speed on the knife and vary speed on the feeder? Are the parts interchangeable with modern? Is there an argument to be made for choosing a modern chinese clone over an vintage Fortuna? I typically work with 1.5mm-3mm veg tan and chevre. Hoping to use the bell skiver to get down to ~0.5mm. Much appreciated - Ed Quote
Members DanishMan Posted November 11, 2018 Members Report Posted November 11, 2018 Hi Ed I have a similar skiver, from a different producer. I can not see, this machine to be converted to having knife and feed wheel run at different speed. Brgds Danish Man Quote
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