Old 04-01-2014, 06:13 PM
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maviskw
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Originally Posted by bigredharley View Post
Dang I miss knee controllers for "power" instead of presser foot lifting.
My 301 is still in the cabinet/desk custom built for it in 1956. The power control is mounted on the inside of the chair cavity, with a lever fashioned out of wood fastened by a bolt that acts as a hinge. My knee presses that wood and the machine sews. Why can't some of you or your husbands make one like that for you. You would need a table top and a solid side on which to mount the control.
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