Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by luv2learn
Would someone please explain what a friction drive motor is, and could it be what I have on my White Rotary shown on page 617?
link to one:
http://needlebar.org/cm~nb/displayimage.php?album=12&pos=7
Does your bobbin winder wheel sit on your sewing wheel? I think that is what drives the bobbin winder to make it work.
Vintagemotif,
Thank you for the reference. . . yes, the bobbinn winder rubs on the handwheel to run, and the motor has the same type of action from the back with a separate little rubber wheel. I just hadn't heard this type motor specifically discussed. For anyone who uses a White Rotary or other machine with this type of motor, are they comparable in function and longevity as belt driven or potted motors? Is it possible to treadle a machine originally friction driven?