I use an atom which they don’t produce anymore. I recommend camoga or fortuna if you want to make an investment. These are great machines and well worth the money. Cheap machines can just be a headache and frustrating because your can’t get the results like with the good machines. You can also find used or vintage machines that can be refurbished. These old machines can be really great!
You also have to decide if you want suction or just the off-cuts fall onto the floor or a tray. I have suction and I think it’s a nice luxury to have if you are working a lot on the skiver.
Guess the best alternative is the hand skiver! But even hand skiving can't replace the bell knife skiving machine. Some things would be extremely difficult or time consuming to do it all with the hand skiver.
I use an atom which they don’t produce anymore. I recommend camoga or fortuna if you want to make an investment. These are great machines and well worth the money. Cheap machines can just be a headache and frustrating because your can’t get the results like with the good machines. You can also find used or vintage machines that can be refurbished. These old machines can be really great! You also have to decide if you want suction or just the off-cuts fall onto the floor or a tray. I have suction and I think it’s a nice luxury to have if you are working a lot on the skiver.
is there any alternative to a bell skiver?
Guess the best alternative is the hand skiver! But even hand skiving can't replace the bell knife skiving machine. Some things would be extremely difficult or time consuming to do it all with the hand skiver.