Originally Posted by
greywuuf
....... only thing to really watch for is DON'T TURN THEM BACKWARDS... much easier to do on a treadle.... but they break the tread and snarl within one rotation.... does not hurt the machine any but don't even try to "back up " one stitch using the hand wheel... I have found it just does not work ;-)
What greywuuf said. Mine is a 1908 and this is very true.
Rodney