Why do you have to buy a bobbin winder? Is it because it's too hard to wind a bobbin on a handcrank?
The easiest way to get a hand crank machine is to assemble one. Get a 15 clone, then go to Sew-Classic and buy a spoked hand wheel, hand crank, and bobbin winder. Then swap out the parts and you'll have one.
I have a 99K set up as a hand crank. Works pretty darn good.
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