Originally Posted by vintagemotif

I got my National Two Spools machine in treadle and running!
While cleaning the machine, some of the decals turned silver. I followed Billy's directions and did a test area, but I think someone before me must have tried to clean it with steel wool. The shellac started to come off very quickly before my eyes as I cleaned the bed area. When I looked at it closely, I noticed very fine grooves in the japan. I almost cried, but then I told myself that this machine was mine for keeps and life isn't perfect, oh well. I cleaned up the rest of the machine avoiding the decals and rest of the bed. My husband rigged up a way for the machine to sit into a Singer treadle. I love that smart man! Took a section from another Singer cabinet that was wider for the front, rigged up something in the one pin area where the pin isn't used (can't be used since it doesn't line up), and has one pin in place that does line up.
It took me sometime to figure out how the "spool can" fits into the machine, but once I made some adjustments to a pin in the "can" I was able to treadle. This rugged machine makes lovely stitches! It isn't the quietest machine (my Singer 201 is), but it does make beautiful stitches. I'm calling this machine Mr. Two Spools since I purchased him from a cowboy out in the wild west of CA.