Originally Posted by jljack
Well, I started my very first quilt on my treadle 66-1 today. It is working so nicely....about 15 minutes into sewing the old belt broke. I put on the new one, and finding it stiff and slips some. I tightened it up, and it is sewing better, but still slips some and seems like the belt is stiff. Am I correct? It needs to soften up? Anyway, I LOVE the feeling of the treadle, and my seam is just wonderful!
Janice besides tightening the belt, take a rag and wipe the entire belt down. Also wipe the treadle belt grooves - the one near the hand wheel and the one on the irons. Sometimes, when we oil these machines we get oil in those grooves and on the belt, which will cause slipping.
Nancy