Members DanishMan Posted March 3, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 3, 2021 Hi Cumberland Considering the amount of time going into this, it is not worth the money - compared to having a job. But right now, I am not working due to corona, so it fills out my day. Besides, very few people in Denmark know anything about skiving machines, so maybe within time I can build knowledge, that could turn into a small business. Kind regards Danishman Quote
Members DanishMan Posted March 9, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 9, 2021 Starting to put the machine together today. As mentioned earlier, I had taken the huge 3S arm off the machine. The plan is to fit an arm from a older Fortuna machine, that I bought last year. The 3S arm was attached to the machine with four big bolts, whereas the normal arm is fitted with three bolts. For that reason, I had to drill three new holes. One of the holes went through the structure holding the knife shaft. I had to make a wedge with a hole through it. For that I used metal from the big 3S arm. To make the bolt fit, I also used a piece of of metal from an old skiving machine handle. The transport wheel shaft goes through the arm. I had to make this hole slightly bigger by using a dreamed tool. Tomorrow, I will keep putting the machine together. Quote
Members falseyellow Posted March 10, 2021 Members Report Posted March 10, 2021 I recently adjusted the position of the presser foot of a Fortuna sm50. The original position of the presser foot was to the left, which caused the feeding wheel to sink and the feeding was not smooth. Because of the structure limitation, it only moves 1~2mm to the right, which will not affect the use. Quote
Members DanishMan Posted March 10, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2021 Good morning Falseyellow How did you adjust the position? The arm has alignment pins or? Cheers DanishMan Quote
Members DanishMan Posted March 10, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2021 Today, I spend several hours grinding - to fit the new arm to the Fortuna 3S skiving machine. To be able to use the arm, I had to fit a 2 mm metal plate between the arm and the machine. For that reason I had to enlarge the hole to make the shaft going through the arm rund freely. Quote
Members CastleLeatherWorks Posted March 10, 2021 Members Report Posted March 10, 2021 coming along nicely !!! great job Quote
Members DanishMan Posted March 11, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 11, 2021 Thank you Castle I have another skiving machine arriving from Poland on Tuesday. Cheers Quote
Members DanishMan Posted March 11, 2021 Author Members Report Posted March 11, 2021 Completed the machine today. Will bring it to a friend next week. He is a sewing machine mechanic with 55 years of experience. We will fine tune it together Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted March 11, 2021 Members Report Posted March 11, 2021 Looks very nice. Please share info regarding fine tuning. Quote
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