Originally Posted by
J Miller
Sperm oil, that's a bit of history right there. To free up your treadle just clean and oil all the pivot points.
Joe
When you say clean, do I need to take it all apart? I'm not really sure how to clean treadle irons. The mechanism seems to stop when it gets to the point where the wheel is supposed to turn over.. other than that it "goes". I was also wondering if it might have meant I put the belt on too loose or too tight. It's the first time I've done it (so I doubt it's too tight)