Originally Posted by
miriam
ok - so I sort of have spring fever but not enough to go digging yet - just thinking too hard - locked up in the depths of my shop are two Singer 15s with potted motors - the wires are clipped. Do these convert to treadle - anybody done it? What do you do with the hole in the back? Does it get a new balance wheel?
Miriam,
Converting a 15-91 to treadle is easy. Take the handwheel off. This will expose two large screws which need to be removed. The unit (motor/ handwheel hood/ bobbinwinder) will then just twist off. There is no hole in the back.
Just add a spoked handwheel and you can start treadling. However you won't have a bobbinwinder. I, at this point have just added an aftermarket handwheel hood/ bobbinwinder combo. It's style does not look exactly like a Singer, but most people would never know the difference. Hope this doesn't confuse you.
Cathy