rdwhitaker

I have an old 1911 White treadle. The belt was very loose, so I unhooked the staple holding the leather belt together, clipped off a little bit of leather, punched a new hole, and put it back together. It still seems a little loose to me. I've heard that these old treadle machines can be real work-horses, capable of sewing through lots of layers of cloth or stiff materials like leather. But with the belt seeming to be loose, I doubt I could sew anything other than regular cloth. I think the belt would just slip under pressure.

So, how do you set the belt to the best tension?

Thank you,

Ryan
in Vancouver (the "other" Vancouver!)
in Washington (the "other" Washington!)