JeannieH Report post Posted January 22, 2020 Hi! I’m interested in converting my consew skiving machine to have the blade spin separate from the rolling stone. How do I do that? It has a servo motor on it now that spins both of them. Side not...I think the company I got it from has the servo motor configured backwards because the higher numbers are slower and when I turn it to the off label it doesn’t turn off but clicks...turning the complete opposite direction until it won’t move anymore turns the motor off....weird. But that doesn’t effect me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherdog Report post Posted March 14, 2020 Jeannie you will have to add a second motor to run the blade separately. it won't have to be huge. 1/4 hp, maybe 1/8. bolt it under the table. then use the servo motor to run the feed. the reason these skivers don't come with two motors - cost. LD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeannieH Report post Posted March 15, 2020 13 hours ago, leatherdog said: Jeannie you will have to add a second motor to run the blade separately. it won't have to be huge. 1/4 hp, maybe 1/8. bolt it under the table. then use the servo motor to run the feed. the reason these skivers don't come with two motors - cost. LD Ok thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatherdog Report post Posted March 21, 2020 Jeannie there is one other detail. some skivers have a built in clutch. so, instead of using a sewing machine motor, they use a motor that runs constantly, and has a belt that goes over to the feed drive pulley. there is where the clutch will be found. but, i think a lot of the consew skivers don't have that. it comes down to two choices then - either two motors, or a built in clutch. LD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeannieH Report post Posted April 8, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 8:13 PM, leatherdog said: Jeannie there is one other detail. some skivers have a built in clutch. so, instead of using a sewing machine motor, they use a motor that runs constantly, and has a belt that goes over to the feed drive pulley. there is where the clutch will be found. but, i think a lot of the consew skivers don't have that. it comes down to two choices then - either two motors, or a built in clutch. LD Ok thank you for that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awharness Report post Posted April 19, 2020 I just bought one from Sergey at Sewpro and its the top and bottom feed style machine. He adds second continually running motor for the blade, then the feed is off a normal servo sewing machine motor, makes so much more sense, I wouldn't have wanted just the one motor to run all of it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
