Old 03-29-2013, 04:14 PM
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SteveH
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Originally Posted by Mom3 View Post
If you'd want to get REALLY ambitious, you could figure out how to re-hab my Singer 29-4 with a M size bobbin, delete the walking foot, hab up a hopping foot for it and then electrify it so I can use it like a HQ Sweet Sixteen. Wouldn't that be sweet? A 4' tall cast iron early, early deep throated 1900's machine doing free motion quilting............. ah, I can dream, right? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjXssycDnk

Well, the walking foot is kinda integral to the function of that one (I have one too) I have made parts for mine ot get it working (presser foot spring and block) and a folding table. I am in the process (slowly) of rigging up a bicycle generator and light to mine so that I can work later at night.
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