Old 10-08-2013, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrs Finch View Post
Yup, treadle sewing machine motor.. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/atq/4116960922.html
Oh my. Well, if it is guaranteed to work,... Let me see, you have to throw out the leather treadle belt, rewire every dangerous inch of the wiring, including the handy dandy spliced in plug end, and hope that the finish on the light will come back to life (probably not), how much are Christmas lights now? ... and repaint the motor bracket, ... Hmm, it looks like a lot of electrical tape died making this mess. At least they aren't asking $100 for the whole setup! I guess $25 isn't too bad for a guaranteed motor, splitter, and Christmas light bulb.
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