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Must get this working, the finisher that came back from Italy with me.
Doesn’t work on the mains due to being a stupidly energy-sucking two-phase motor. Planning to strip down and replace with a modern energy saving motor. It needs 1/2 HP, so planning maybe a 3/4 HP servo motor sold for sewing machines.
It’s money I don’t have right now, but would be great to get working and get some of the older shoes sorted.
Planning to switch one polishing wheel to carnauba too, and work with leathers for the watch pouches etc.
No idea on exact age of the machine, some decades for sure.
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