Thanks Rev, I had understood
The hand crank sounds good. Will love to see it when its done eh.
Thanks Rev, I had understood
The hand crank sounds good. Will love to see it when its done eh.
Here's one pic. Google Singer 99k hand crank and you find lots more
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
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Upon further searching I found a comment I had not thought of before.
http://www.sewingmachinerepair.net/2...ewing-machine/quadraphonicfreak says:
July 28, 2009 at 3:38 pm
A hand crank machine is totally impractical for most work because you lack control because you can only use one hand. The speed is much less than either electric or treadle too. Using sewing machine attachments, such as hemmers and darners is all but impossible. They are very good for small work that needs exact sewing and they, of course, make excellent decorations in any sewing room. Other than that, they are pretty useless in the sewing room, due to lack of control.
Take that to heart before you invest too much effort or money in a hand crank. For the simple short jobs turning the flywheel by hand is not too bad. I made lots of beanbags that way when I was kid.
But for long seams and that kind of thing you may not want a hand crank.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Thanks Rev, the handcrank idea was for small repairs and such. In a zero-electricity scenario the treadle is the way to go for actually making stuff.
The handcrank will be fully removeable for easy conversion back to electric or treadly power. I am planning to cast a handcrank flywheel and adapt a hand dril mechanism to fit. I am also looking at picking up an aftermarket handcrank and ending up with something similar to this:
http://blog.sew-classic.com/2009/05/...ack-again.aspx
It all depends on what's easiest or most fun to knock together.
Point taken about the balance of the handwheel.
Sorry for the thread hijack
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