converting singer 66 from HC back to treadle
 

how difficult would it be to convert my 66 back to a treddle? I am thinking I just need to find a treddle that will fit it and get a new belt. then peddle away!!!

my 66 sews nicely.. it had a HC put on it.. so I could just remove that and install it in a treddle cabinet..



also, I just won on GW online a singer 223.. pretty happy about it. paid very little and shipping was not too bad.. LOL considering it weighs a TON.. was reading about the 223.. from what I can find it was the only vintage singer made in japan.. but is a singer.. has Canadian motor but built in Japanese singer factory..
it does SS, ZZ, and blind stitch.. and can drop the feed dogs for free motion..

If your 66 still has the spoked hand wheel then all you need is to put it back in a treadle cabinet and put a new belt on it. It's that simple.

Joe

[ATTACH=CONFIG]509842[/ATTACH]yes.. the HC was bolted on the side.. but the machine needs a cabinet or case to be usable. and I would love to have a treddle to sew on..

yep you can leave the crank on it. just stick a belt on and get to it .

I have a Singer 223 - I like it but with a caution - behind the bobbin area is open - you will need to keep lint out and keep it greased at the same time - take care of that and you should be ok.

Find yourself a Singer treadle cabinet and it should drop right in. New belts are easy to get at Sew-Classic.com or Ebay.
Rodney

I'm so glad to hear that. I just had a hand crank put on my Singer Red Eye, and happy to know that I can put it in a cabinet and use it as a treadle. I have a stand, and the top and one drawer are available, but would need to be put back together.

that is great to know. Now.. just have to find a nice little treddle cabinet to put it in.. thanks

thanks for the hint on the 223. from what I have read, it is a work horse of a machine...

When the grandkids are here, I put a hand crank on my 66 and just shift the treadle belt off the lower wheel. When they go home the hand crank gets put back in the drawer.
Sharon

great idea - kids love hand cranking - some aren't co-ordinated enough to treadle.

Miriam, I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough to treadle, either! LOL. But, I do have health reasons why (and I won't go into a long story on that). I'm enjoying the heck out of my Singer 403A, and my 202 is almost ready for use. The motor has been completely re-wired (except for the field coils). but the shellac is cracking, and I want to try Glenn's method to see if I can improve it. Otherwise, the decals are going to flake off. Since the decals are about 98% there, I don't want to use it until I can get the shellac worked on. I also have the Minnesota Model A which belongs to my cousin in Arkansas, and the National Two Spool where the shellac is cracking, etc. It would be a shame to lose the decals on those machines, too. When I can work on these is weather-dependent -- We moved to Florida for warmer weather, but it's been in the 20's the past couple of nights! Go figure!

Jeanette

20s beats single or minus digits... I kind of feel like hibernating. I come up for hot chocolate once in a while... DH put some soup out in the enclosed breezeway to cool and it froze pretty quickly. bbbbbbrrrrrr I think spring is malfunctioning here or something.

Ask Glenn about the checking - maybe he can do something with some pictures. I think it can be improved and it can be a lot of work. I want to work on one that has checked pretty bad, too. I'm worried about a couple machines I have checking with the uneven heat we have here - cold just creeps in through the walls and floor this year.

Most of the time I'm not coordinated enough or something - the fractured/sprained foot has kept me from doing much with the treadle lately. However, this fall I was finally able to treadle - if I can keep it going in the right direction - it is a Davis VS - I think it was set up just for me. I much prefer a hand crank. I also think it has to do with the hand wheel size and weight.