Originally Posted by
J Miller
While I was fighting with this thing last night, that is what I did. Cleaned the big wheel grove and the belt. Then shortened it.
Didn't seem to help any. I might just try cleaning it some more. That can't hurt. And I think I could shorten the belt a bit more too.
Joe
I'm using oxygen tubes for belts. I cleaned the treadle wheel and the machine head wheel with alcohol (vodka). I kept the dampened cloth against the wheel surface while treadling the machine. I was amazed at the gunk! I repeated until the cloth remained clean.