Originally Posted by whenpigsfly
A treadle question. I read the following on www.treadleon.net:
"... putting a Brand A machine into a Brand B treadle...In concept, it isn't too difficult. You have to either change the shape of the cutout slightly and change the location of the hinge pins, or perhaps remove the top board the cutout is in and make a new one with a cutout for the new machine. However, with a little ingenuity and woodworking skill, it can be done."
So my question is: am I understanding correctly that one can put ANY brand of machine in ANY treadle - even putting a 3/4 size machine in a full-sized treadle -- by using those methods? Anyone have experience doing that?
That is what Billy has done. He has a picture on this thread of his table that holds different machine heads. My husband modified a Singer straight leg treadle to hold my National Two Spools. One pin is in the old Singer slot and the other pin he did something to it for it to stay in place( I'm afraid to look). Here is a photo of the setup. The machine doesn't know the treadle and the treadle doesn't know the machine. Just need a surface cutout that machine head can rest on for both to work together.