White Rotary- Is There Something Missing Here ?
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Wisconsin
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I'm new to treadles as well, but from what I've read, it IS possible to turn an electric into a treadle or even a hand crank. I won't be able to tell you how to do it, but I have read some websites with detailed information. It is possible that someone on here can give you instructions. Good luck
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
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I'm new to treadles as well, but from what I've read, it IS possible to turn an electric into a treadle or even a hand crank. I won't be able to tell you how to do it, but I have read some websites with detailed information. It is possible that someone on here can give you instructions. Good luck
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
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You can not put a Singer hand crank on the White but you can put a suicide knob (steering wheel spinner) on the spoke wheels. You can take a motor off some machines and treadle them. The belt has to fit next to the machine and down onto the treadle base. Some machines have a lip on the end and the belt won't go through unless you hack off some metal or something. Some Singers have channels you can run a belt through and treadle.
#14
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Spring Hill, Tennesee
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This looks like a pass to me. I used to take in strays, but they clogged up my house. You would need to be experienced to rehabilitate this machine. It has had a tremendous amount of use by the paint wear and marked screw on the fly wheel. Even if it was free, it is not a particularly rare or promising example. Wish you were closer, we could find you a better one.
Donna Miller
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