Cool idea! That looks like something I would do. Glad, though, that my husband isn't in the old car hobby. We live in DE and his church he pastors is in Ocean City, MD and they have several times a year the old car weekend. They just had one and Henry Winkler was there as a guest. Boy, the old cars sure are noisey. But I love your idea, you can still be a part of everything, but still enjoy your hobby. I had never seen a hand crank machine, since you are using both hands sewing, I assume you crank it up and sew, and then recrank it when it needs it. Cool! I've been wanting a featherweight machine but don't want to pay the big bucks people are trying to sell them for. Where did you find the crank one? That's a great idea for when we going camping where there is no electricity, I could still sew and the machine is compact. Have fun, and keep the sunscreen on, even with the umbrella.