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#11
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I really dislike those button controllers - just not enough room for my shoe! (I have to wear shoes as my right big toe is fused). Going to order a solid state one for my Featherweight! Thanks for nudging my brain!!
PS - of course I will keep the original for the next owner to use in a very long time from now!
PS - of course I will keep the original for the next owner to use in a very long time from now!
#12
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Margaret - check out the newer posting by Bonnie Hunter showing how to make a very useful "adaptor" for a buttonstyle controller - looks easy to make and would be great to have
http://quiltville.blogspot.ca/2016/0...solutions.html
http://quiltville.blogspot.ca/2016/0...solutions.html
#14
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I use the button controller the wrong way around (I think); I have my foot on top of the pedal and the big toe on the button (the power cord side is closer to the heal of my foot). There is a description or manual some where on the web on how it's suppose to be used. It shows a lady with shoes on and she has the heel on the floor and the tip of the shoe up against the button side of the controller. The shoe rests on the solid bakelite knob, and you press on the button with the right side of your shoe tip. I have tried it and it works. I think the manual was made in a time when leather soles were more common and women often had shoes with a one and a half inch shoes. Lots of shoe types will work just as well with this approach, not all though. In the house I tend to wear socks only and that's why I use it the wrong way around, it works very well for me.
Last edited by Mickey2; 02-14-2016 at 12:46 PM.
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BTW, I also drive barefoot. I have a standard shift car and I find it much easier. My husband made fun of that until we were watching "Top Gear" and Tanner was going to drive a Noble at speeds close to 200 mph and said that that kind of driving called for no shoes.
So, I figure that just means we're in the high performance sewing league.
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UPDATE: I sewed all afternoon with shoes on and the speed was to my liking. I believe the even pressure of the front of the shoe helped me.
Thanks for all your suggestions!
Nancy
Thanks for all your suggestions!
Nancy
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