Originally Posted by
miriam
FW crank is probably cheaper than a motor...
At $6, yes.
But what is the crank-to-stitch ratio of a normal, geared handcrank--3:1? Ok, I've just checked a Japanese class 15 hc, and it is about 3:1. So to get 100 stitches you would have to crank it 33 times, whereas with the FW 1:1 window-crank thing you'd have to crank it 100 times...!
pat