Originally Posted by
KLO
This is a great question IMO but I guess that is because I want to do this also. I have several machines in Bentwood cases, one shuttle type and one regular bobbin. Cannot decide whether to buy a repro handcrank and do one of them or wait until "you know where" freezes over and I find an authentic hand crank. So, I will be reading all posts to help me make a decision. Thanks for asking this!
I wondered about an original too but I don't see them often and they can get expensive. Jenny at Sew Classic has been out of them forever so when they finally came in, I decided to grab one quick!