Originally Posted by
grant15clone
Oh, I had a good weekend. I re-homed two machines this weekend to some great people that were just so nice. The Dressmaker is gone as is the machine that I was holding for my honey. I think that they both went to the right homes. I get great satisfaction with that. But I digress. Because I freed up some space and the cabinet looked so nice, my honey (of all people) told me to grab this one today off of CL. That free space in the living room sure didn't last long.
I'm not so sure about the machine but the cabinet is so nice. I want to put my Blue Morse 15 clone in it and learn how to treadle with it. This is my first treadle. That sounds like fun to me to be honest. I'm worried about the handwheel size with it though. Is it going to be too fast and "jittery" with that size handwheel? This is the cabinet and the sad 66 taken from the ad.
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This is my Morse clone that I would like to put in it in place of the sad 66.
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Will this work? I don't want it to be too fast and I don't want to change out the handwheel either. Has anyone done this before? I could just keep the Morse electric and use the antique Singer cabinet to house it but I want it to do both as an option for each. Any and all input is welcome and you won't hurt my feelings. I want to learn here.
~G~
Grant I understand you wanting to treadle the Morse, but what is wrong with the Redeye? I see it is missing the slide plate, but those are easy to find? A lot of people on here sew with their 66's. I have several 66's and they sew great. As far as putting the Morse in the treadle cabinet - I have never tried to put a Japanese clone in a Singer cabinet. I have no idea if the hinges will line up. If I remember right, I think someone on here said they would?
I have a Singer 319w in a Singer treadle cabinet. I have tried the 319 in two different Singer cabinets. The 319w will slide on the hinge dowels perfectly, sit perfectly in the cabinet, and treadle great, - but I can't put the machine away. It won't lower. It is not because of the spool pins either, it is the size of the head. The 319 has a much thicker head than the older 27/127's, 15's, or 66 heads. On one cabinet the drop down middle drawer was in the way of putting the head down and away, in a second cabinet the block that holds up the cabinet openings hit the machine and wouldn't close. The 15 clones may work. I am interested in seeing what you have to say after you try putting that machine in the cabinet - whether it lines up right with the hinges and whether it can be lowered and closed up.
Nancy