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Nice picture there. I had a look for a manual but as you have no doubt found not so easy. I hope it comes together well and I look forward and thank you for sharing your progress.:thumbsup:

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Dear, my skyver had accumulated layers of paint :). What I am doing is completely staining to repaint with polyurethane lacquer. I have previously completely disassembled the entire mechanism!

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@sainte that sure looks like a lot of work :huh:. Not that it matters at this stage but I will recommend keeping in mind that it will be a good idea to split the bell drive separately from the feed stone drive. The bell runs at a fast speed always while the feed can go slow or fast then. Many years ago I had one like yours but they did not have these nice little servo motors around back then so I got rid of it.  

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Dear Rocky Aussie, I am an apprentice  working with leather. But I was thinking exactly the same thing about dividing the feed and thus being able to control both speeds.

Thank you  for your help.

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I have completely disassembled the skyver.

Now, after sorting and inspecting each of the pieces, I will begin preparing them for the painting stage.

If someone were to be interested in some aspects related to the processes used for restoration, I can detail them. For example how I have managed to improve the appearance of the damaged screw heads.

Thank you.

Brds

PS: I attach an image with the total disassembly.1235897385_despieceprevioalapintura.thumb.jpg.1d25369089d2f25441a73ef432c8a1d1.jpg

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I would love to see how you are restoring and putting it back together.   Were you able to find an old service manual, or? Since you received the machine disassembled.   

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Scoutmom103: I am going to try to show as many details of the restoration, emphasizing putting everything back together and without any parts :-)

Unfortunately, and probably because it is a very old model, I could not find the service manual.

 

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Hi Sainte

Sorry for my late response. The mechanism on your machine - to engage the grinding wheel - is different from the skiving machines, that I have had.

So I am unable to help you.

Kind regards

Danishman

 

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DanishMan: My skyver is either a very old model or very very rare. I could not find another like it!

Thanks for your help.

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