Miriam - thank goodness your son is fine! Also, I am happy to hear that Wilbur is recovering so wonderfully!
I have a question on treadle machines. I've been playing with my WW8 the last few days and it actually sews nicely with good tension now. Yea! While reading manuals I noticed that the WW8 machine came with an "emery wheel" and that it attaches somewhere on the bobbin winder and it was for sharpening the needles. Since this machine takes special needles it would be great if I could extend the life of them by sharpening them. Does anyone know what this accessory looks like? I haven't been able to find any pictures of one. I searched ISMACS, treadleon, and vintageTreadleMachines Yahoo group and didn't find anything. I'm thinking if I can see what it looks like then I can find a stone or emery wheel that will work for me. Thanks everyone.