How many of us Quilt on a Treadle?

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10-03-2010, 03:55 PM

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ctub0126

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I'm looking forward to it, but I also just bought a treadle off ebay (just the machine) I couldn't help it (see the addiction continues for pics)

10-03-2010, 04:58 PM

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ProLongarmARTQUILTER

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Ok, Give me an ice storm,thunderstorm,or Power Failure,I'll be on my Treadles I Love em, and they work even when the High Speed Machines or the Computer doesn't. TG!!!

10-03-2010, 05:20 PM

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I am currently piecing a crumb quilt using my Singer 201K treadle.

10-03-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ProLongarmARTQUILTER

Ok, Give me an ice storm,thunderstorm,or Power Failure,I'll be on my Treadles I Love em, and they work even when the High Speed Machines or the Computer doesn't. TG!!!

LOL your going to love this....... I am making a generator for my treadle so that if the power goes out all I have to do is put it on my treadle and as long as I treadle I can have power to operate the TV, computer, and the coffee pot (got to have the energy to treadle dont I?).

Basically it is a 12 volt generator off of a 1958 Thunderbird that the treadle belt will turn and it will be wired into a power inverter that you can plug what ever you want to plug in. I am thinking about including a Deep Cycle battery to the mix so that if I stop I can run the items off of the battery while I take a pee pee break!

Billy

10-03-2010, 05:47 PM

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Quiltforme

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OMG I would have to see that Billy you crack me up! I am green with envy I missed out on 3 treadls last week but still looking!

10-03-2010, 06:18 PM

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I was looking on CL somewhere and there were 3 machines (one was a treadle) for like $50 but for the life of me I dont know where they were.

Billy

10-05-2010, 05:31 PM

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ProLongarmARTQUILTER

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That's sooo cool,now that's what I need a Treadle run Generator but don't have one alass.

10-06-2010, 02:39 PM

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[quote=Lostn51LOL your going to love this....... I am making a generator for my treadle so that if the power goes out all I have to do is put it on my treadle and as long as I treadle I can have power to operate the TV, computer, and the coffee pot (got to have the energy to treadle dont I?).

. I am thinking about including a Deep Cycle battery to the mix so that if I stop I can run the items off of the battery while I take a pee pee break!

Billy[/quote]

Definately need the coffee, and the battery if you are powering the treadle based on coffee.

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