Originally Posted by MrsBoats
I'm having the devil's own time learning to use a treadle with a boat shuttle, so I've been keeping my eye out for a likely non-shuttle candidate, and finally found one on CL. We went to pick it up this weekend, and I've since spent the last few days cleaning 90 years of grime off the head, and 90 years of polish and wax off the table. Cosmetically they've both seen better days, but I'm *amazed* at how quiet it is! Now I'm just waiting for the bobbin slide plate and treadle belt to get here, so I can start using it!
Now she just needs a name!
She looks AMAZING!!!!!! Which products did you use for machine and also for the table. I'm getting ready to do a treadle table, too.
Check out this video, by Treadle Lady:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TreadleL.../6/Fi8a_OHUv1M
In the video she shows how to set up that same model sewing machine and she also explains how to get the bobbin slide plate back on. She says that a lot of model 66's come with a missing bobbin plate because people can't figure out the right way to get them back on.
She also has a couple of video showing how to fill a long bobbin and how to insert the shuttle into a machine.