Hello, this is my first post.

[sainte]

Hello, I am a amateur worker for leather. I have restored a couple of sewing machines and recently I have started to restore an apparently very old Fortuna leather skyving. I am having some difficulty knowing how the lower drag mechanism works, because I have received the machine disassembled. I could upload some photos and I would appreciate it if you could help me.

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[RockyAussie]

28 minutes ago, sainte said:

Hello, I am a amateur worker for leather.
I have restored a couple of sewing machines and recently I have started to restore an apparently very old Fortuna leather skyving.
I am having some difficulty knowing how the lower drag mechanism works, because I have received the machine disassembled.
I could upload some photos and I would appreciate it if you could help me. 
Thanks

Post some pics and we will try and help. You can see mine in use some on you tube links.

[Northmount]

@sainte Welcome to the forum. 

Please avoid using HTML encoding in your posts.  Its format doesn't fit the window.  If you are using a translator application to translate to English, copy and paste the text as plain text.

Also moved your post to "leather Sewing Machines"  You will find more help and answers here.

Tom

Edit - actually should be in Leather Machinery - so moved again.  Might get it right someday!

[Wizcrafts]

Here are some YouTube videos about setting up a Fortuna ES-50 skiver. It applies to all similar models and brands.

 

Here is a video about setting up a Fortuna skiver. (could not be embedded here)

Part 2 of above video

Part 3 showing the Fortuna skiver in use.

[keithski122]

I found the best change I've done to my skiver is to replace the stone wheel with a plastic/nylon one. I had problems with waste material being drawn back up over the wheel, change of wheel resolved this issue.

[DanishMan]

Hi Sainte

Please upload some photos. 

I am working on an old Fortuna clone at the moment, and I can probably help you.

Brgds

DanishMan

 

[sainte]

RockyAussie
Thanks for your quick response. I was watching yours interesting videos on Youtube. I hope someday to adapt an skiver roller foot like yours.

Tom

Thanks for your suggestions. I apologize, I understand what you are saying.

Wizcrafts
Thanks, very interesting videos. I have seen those videos. I would be interested to see what no video shows, and it is the skyving below parts machine !

keithski122
Thank you for the suggestion regarding the change of Stone wheel with a plastic wheel.

DanishMan
Thanks for your help. I hope to see the video soon.

Dear, I attach an image where I show the crank that apparently controls the tension of the strap. I would like to be able to observe its journey through the entire bottom of the machine.
I am in the midst of restoration and I had to assemble these parts to be able to show the parts with the pulleys in question.
I hope soon can show my progress.
Thank you.
 

[RockyAussie]

Hi @sainte I am afraid that my old skiving machine appears to be a lot younger than this one of yours. I have done a search and found a little on this type of Fortuna and found this blog that you may find interesting. The last picture shows some of the belt track from underneath. http://bdupres.blogspot.com/2014/06/skiving-skiver.html

I hope that this is of some help and you go on to get it all running. Please share a few pics as you go.

Brian

[sainte]

Dear, I was working on my restoration.

Fortunately I have been able to find a plate where the driver model appears: FORTUNA type K.

I have also been able to assemble the outer part. I attach an image.

I will continue with my work and I will show you my progress.

Brds

[Scoutmom103]

Thank you for sharing the progress pictures.