I'm beginning to see the attraction to handcranks
 

Grrr... Yet another machine that will need full re-wiring! I just finished working on my Singer 15-125 getting the motor cleaned up and then completely re-wired. I started working on a Gritzner Kaiser White brand machine today. It's a great machine and pretty clean but needs full re-wire. I'm not even nervous about taking the motor apart. These little lamps are a pain in the bum though! I have both a cracked wire up near the lamp and gooey wiring in the terminal.


This machine also has some strange attachments in the terminal. The incoming wires have connectors I haven't seen before. I am thinking remove them and just solder the new wires in place. That would work right?

OK Christy, here's a challenge:Using a hand crank, simply wind yourself a full bobbin then come back and say you really want one again :p

There’s a certain amount of truth to that. Several handcrank machines are around because they needed re-wired to remain electric.....

CD in Oklahoma

OK. Good point! Hi ho! Hi ho! It's off to solder I go!

I love sewing on my hand cranks.

I know I WILL want a handcrank in my stable eventually. ;) They are just so sweet and unassuming.

There's something funny about a hand crank too. People can't help "cranking" them. When I gave that class last month, people were cranking on the one hand crank I brought like crazy. :)

ETA: Perhaps you could enlist small children to wind the bobbins ;)

Yes, I do miss the 15 clone I sold a year or so ago. They're something you could just take it camping with you to do some work or just for emergency repairs.
I do like Miriam's idea about child slavery for the bobbins. Kids do love cranking them, as do adults (until they have to wind a bobbin).

I have at least 3 usually out where i can get to 'em easy. I bet I go sping the crank of one at least 3-4 times a day. It's kind of a meditation. I don't even mind winding bobbins, because somewhere I read that winding them slow as possible is best, and nothings slower than by hand. But then again, I don't see as much as other folks. I also like getting a feel for how easily I can get them to turn and how quietly.

Yes they do walk up and crank them.