Old 04-08-2012, 02:56 PM
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miriam
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Originally Posted by pfroggg
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...!

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For a kid it won't matter on the Cinderella - FW it would be a waste of a good machine.
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