Originally Posted by jljack
OK, OK....so this weekend I found a Featherweight in great condition, and I put it on Layaway. I had already put a bid on a 1909 66-1, and this morning found I had won it. It's got the Lotus decals, and is real good looking, and comes with all cords and attachments!! WooHoo!!
Huh oh!!! :shock: DH is gonna have a fit!! He doesn't know about either one!! LOL
So for the 66, I want to put it back to treadle. It has a new style motor and is in a modern case. I found Singer irons complete made into a table at an antique mall here in town. Can we just cut holes in the top of the table for the belt and make an open frame platform for the machine to sit in? Advice please!! Thanks!!
I am getting really excited about this now!! :thumbup:
Janice,
Just take the motor off the machine. Yes, you can cut the wooden top for the machine to rest on. You just need a lip or ledge for the machine head to rest on. If the table top isn't large enough for your liking then get another piece of wood to make the cut for the machine head to sit on.
Here is a link to Damascus Annie's photos of what she has done with machines. Some have a hole for the belt and others not, just look at the photos.
http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/no...ewmachine.html