Originally Posted by
IshtarsMom
Double back tape...I'm just a tape girl...use it for everything...double back, duct, masking, painters, you name it..I use it.. Because of bad ankles I turned my pedal backwards and put a 2x4 to rest my foot on...gives me greater control on speed too. Think maybe aging makes us look for more ways to adapt to our ever changing bodies...
Someone in the vintage sewing machine thread mentioned one time that the Featherweight machine pedals were designed to be used with your heel doing the pushing. Not all pedals will be comfortable this way, but it's worth a try.