Members keithski122 Posted August 5, 2019 Members Report Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) This is how I'd love to get mine working like Edited August 5, 2019 by keithski122 Quote
Members MG513 Posted August 5, 2019 Members Report Posted August 5, 2019 27 minutes ago, keithski122 said: This is how I'd love to get mine working like Lol wouldn’t we’ll all?? Pretty sure this guy has a nippy and I’ve heard nothing but good things about those. Seems hard to find in the states though. I’m currently in the market for a skiving machine myself, one with 2 motors in hopes of lessening the learning curve so this thread is helpful. Really hope the original poster can get through this issue. It would really suck to have a $1500 paper weight! Quote
Members MG513 Posted August 5, 2019 Members Report Posted August 5, 2019 17 hours ago, RockyAussie said: Sounds like you are getting it figured out alright. Does the parts manual show a diagram of the feed stone wiper with a spring? Could you post a picture of it if so? Where you say pressure foot pressure, do you mean the feed stone pressure? I am not aware of any pressure foot pressure adjustment . I only have a Fortuna and a F.A.V.2 skiver so perhaps these may have something else I am not aware of. Can we still get you to make us one of the roller feet? What would we need to send u down to do so? I believe most of these skiving machine parts are interchangeable. Do u have suggestions on the vacuum extractor (maybe I missed the link). Until your reasoning I honestly didn’t see a purpose for one, sounded like one more thing to make noise in my (home) studio which I don’t want, but sounds like it could be necessary! Quote
Members YinTx Posted August 5, 2019 Author Members Report Posted August 5, 2019 @jimi those are some fantastic photos. Some similarities and differences, at least I can see how the thing might be put together. Thanks for the links, definitely helpful. 4 hours ago, mikesc said: YinTX What do you use to make / take your videos ?..and what kind of computer do you have windows or mac or linux..or ... ? Took the video with an old Samsung SIII phone, and have a MacBook... barely compatible with each other lol. I'll fart around this week and see if I can get some of the videos I took today to upload... 2 hours ago, MG513 said: It would really suck to have a $1500 paper weight! Yep, I have two of them already, don't want a third. Hoping I can get the other two functional with some simple parts, like a bushing, but the suppliers won't quote me a part. Going to have to have them made it looks like. The world we live in. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
RockyAussie Posted August 5, 2019 Report Posted August 5, 2019 13 hours ago, jimi said: I have managed to take some pictures for reference if this might help. The metal guide on your machine is not present on mine so the only thing i can say about that is to bring it all the way back until your ejector in the knife is set then re set it. Thank you soooo much for the info and pictures there @jimi .I note that your wiper looks to be metal, Is that so? and does it actually make contact as the feed roll revolves or is there an adjustment screw to set it just clear? I notice also that yours looks a lot more to the centre of the feed roll than on YinTx's and I think that is better if it can be done. On yours where you have some kinks in your brass deflector,it is worth when you have it out next to tap them out and just a little past so that it keeps them pressed in tightly. As you would know little pieces get stuck in there and can be hard to get out and if you need to do any cardboard skiving it will play havoc getting stuck. It is interesting in the manual from that other post that the wiper blade has open ends where it bolts on which to me makes since if you want to increase or decrease the pressure or adjust out more when it wears down. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
RockyAussie Posted August 5, 2019 Report Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, keithski122 said: This is how I'd love to get mine working like That is how they should all go. Note that the flatter end on the guide helps the leather to not pull in and the leather quality can have a fair bit to do with how well it feeds through as well. Some leather have feel agents (waxes/silicon's)on them which allows for less top friction and therefore beautiful skiving. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
RockyAussie Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 3 hours ago, MG513 said: Can we still get you to make us one of the roller feet? What would we need to send u down to do so? I believe most of these skiving machine parts are interchangeable. Do u have suggestions on the vacuum extractor (maybe I missed the link). Until your reasoning I honestly didn’t see a purpose for one, sounded like one more thing to make noise in my (home) studio which I don’t want, but sounds like it could be necessary! If you have not bought a skiver already I would urge you to seriously consider getting one with suction as I said earlier in this post with this link http://www.techsew.com/machinery/techsew-sk-4-leather-skiving-machine-with-vacuum-suction-device.html For that sort of money and finance and back up I would be going that way. As for the roller I think this one would fit and be a good all rounder https://campbell-randall.com/product/fav-1498c-roller-foot-with-30mm-1498-roller If you really want one the same as my brass one after you get a machine with some standard feet you could send me one down and I could make one up. Cost would be $100 + about $20 postage. The only mention I have made of setting one of these machines up with an extractor is referred to earlier in this post and as I only have 2 of these machines that both have extractors I don't have any reason to make one up. I would love to if I had one here to do as I think it would be fairly simple and fun to do. If anyone gets serious about doing it I am more than happy to walk them through it. For a start all of them wipers could go in the bin. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members MG513 Posted August 6, 2019 Members Report Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, YinTx said: @jimi Yep, I have two of them already, don't want a third. Hoping I can get the other two functional with some simple parts, like a bushing, but the suppliers won't quote me a part. Going to have to have them made it looks like. The world we live in. YinTx Whoa! Do u mean machines that you aren’t currently putting to use or skiving machines specifically?? (I hope not the latter!) Quote
Members MG513 Posted August 6, 2019 Members Report Posted August 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, RockyAussie said: If you have not bought a skiver already I would urge you to seriously consider getting one with suction as I said earlier in this post with this link http://www.techsew.com/machinery/techsew-sk-4-leather-skiving-machine-with-vacuum-suction-device.html For that sort of money and finance and back up I would be going that way. As for the roller I think this one would fit and be a good all rounder https://campbell-randall.com/product/fav-1498c-roller-foot-with-30mm-1498-roller If you really want one the same as my brass one after you get a machine with some standard feet you could send me one down and I could make one up. Cost would be $100 + about $20 postage. Thx for the reply. I currently make footwear but I’m looking to get into bag making so I need this thing not mark, like ever (per say). I think that price is very fair, will keep that in mind once I do pull the trigger! I’m thinking of getting a Ferdco because it comes with the 2 motors for better control. Unfortunately due to space constraints I personally couldn’t do the vac even if I wanted too. I would need to get the usual table cut down to pretty much the size of the actual skiver itself. I’ve seen many Asian makers due this for the same reasona. Probably butt it up against one of my sewing machine tables to have some sort of space for longer panels of leather to lay while skiving though, but the full size table is out for me. Will still have to find another solution for this leather bunching problem though... Quote
mikesc Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) YinTX.. Go here.. https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php It is in English, freeware, no ads..open source..you may need to use the archives link if your mac is old.. Download handbrake..install it..use it to convert and or make your recordings smaller..for uploading to youtube..or just so that they take up less space on your hard drives..For youtube ..go to the "presets" ( on the right hand side of Handbrake when it is open ) click "web..then click "Vimeo Youtube 720p30". Then go to top left of the interface..choose"open source" navigate to your source file..When you have chosen, check that "Vimeo Youtube 720p30" is still the quality that it will convert to..Click "start"..it may ask you to choose name for the file and a destination..if it does, do so..and click start again.. It may take a long time to convert / shrink a video file..This "time" depends on how big the file is and how powerful your computer is..When the conversion is done..you will be able to upload to Vimeo or youtube with getting the "too much data" messages. Handbrake uses nearly 100% of your processor in order to work, so don't worry if the computer gets sluggish, and the fan gets noisy while it is working..If you need to use the computer before it has finished the conversion, you can click "pause" and it will do so and you'll get your other programs ( email etc ) working at near normal sped ( this is because it keeps itself in RAM until you close the it )..When you want it to start converting again on a paused file, just click "resume", and it will take up where it left off..with no "blips" etc. Newer computers will still run it at Nearly 100% CPU..but the sluggishness will not be so bad..the conversion times will also be shorter. HTH :) Handbrake works on Windows, Mac and linux..For "other OS" types, run it in a "virtual machine"..or "dual boot"..If you are running Linux or "other OS" types ( not Win, nor Mac ), you'll already know how to do this ;)..AFAIK , it is not yet available for android or iphones etc. Edited August 6, 2019 by mikesc typo Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
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