I've been using my 99K HC to exercise my bummed up shoulder. Good, gentle exercise.
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Hand cranks are nice to look at, put it on a coffee table, nice conversation piece, but I'd go with a treadle if you have the room and they are so much more efficient.
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Originally Posted by DanofNJ
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Hand cranks are nice to look at, put it on a coffee table, nice conversation piece, but I'd go with a treadle if you have the room and they are so much more efficient.
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I am way too new at this for my opinion to have much weight in the sewing discussion, but i just spent a casual 30 minutes sewing a vest on a hand crank. Not sure treadle would have been much quicker.
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I have my HC machine sitting right on top of my treadle machine ..... kinda dumb I guess, but it's handy there.
If you want a truly portable H C machine hunt up a Singer 99K-10. Very rareum, only made one year back in the 20s. It's made from aluminum. Or, hunt up a Sewmor 303 or 505, they are also 3/4 size aluminum machines. That would make a dandy HC. Joe |
Portability issue is a good point, I was thinking powered vs. non powered, but I can treadle as fast as a 6 speed corvette so I'd say it is much faster!
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I don't mind winding bobbins on the HC I have...my arm does get tired as it gets close to the end of the winding, but it's really not that big of a deal.
Steph, is the machine you're looking at in Sweet Home? |
I don't mind winding bobbins on my HCs. I am retired now so I am never in a hurry to get something done so speed is not a issue with me.:D:D:D
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Originally Posted by Charlee
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I don't mind winding bobbins on the HC I have...my arm does get tired as it gets close to the end of the winding, but it's really not that big of a deal.
Steph, is the machine you're looking at in Sweet Home? Windblown~Karen |
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