Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Wow Melinda, I will have to run the 306w that is still sitting here to see if it sews fast or slow - since they are basically the same thing! I never had a motor on my 319w to see how it sews with a motor, but as a treadle it is pretty slow! I thought the slow speed was just because of the straight leg treadle it is sitting in?
Nancy
Here's a video... kind of long. But, my machine is just as fast as this and is not what I consider to be fast compared especially to my 401, Elnas and other vintage machines. I guess it's what you have to compare to or are used to. The motor on the 319 is only .5(I think) which is a pretty weak motor.
For example, I did a serpentine stitch on my binding on the 319 last week and it was slooooow. I did the same stitch on my Elna 62C and it was probably twice as fast.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...cglp3a&newfp=1