Members sainte Posted June 17, 2020 Members Report Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 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. Edited June 17, 2020 by Northmount Removed HTML encoding so text fits the window Quote
RockyAussie Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 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. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Northmount Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 @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! Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted June 17, 2020 Moderator Report Posted June 17, 2020 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. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members keithski122 Posted June 17, 2020 Members Report Posted June 17, 2020 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. Quote
Members DanishMan Posted June 18, 2020 Members Report Posted June 18, 2020 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 Quote
Members sainte Posted June 19, 2020 Author Members Report Posted June 19, 2020 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. Quote
RockyAussie Posted June 22, 2020 Report Posted June 22, 2020 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 Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members sainte Posted June 22, 2020 Author Members Report Posted June 22, 2020 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 Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted June 22, 2020 Members Report Posted June 22, 2020 Thank you for sharing the progress pictures. Quote
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