Looking for a hand crank sewing machine
 

Hi,

I'm looking for a hand crank sewing machine. Anyone have any feeling on a good one to look for? I just bought a treadle last weekend and am loving it but would like a hand crank as well. I think it would be good to teach the grandkids on!

Diannia

I would love one too but they seem to be very expensive. I am working up the courage to convert my 99K. I don't know if I want to "notch" the handwheel or buy a spoked handwheel. I guess that you can't use the bobbin winder if you switch to the spoked handwheel. I have been looking at Sew-Classic for the parts. They are reproduction parts.

Colleen

I want a pretty 128 hand crank one of these days but for using it I'd probably go with a round bobbin Singer - I've seen some 99's around and I've seen listings for 66, 15 and 201 hand crank models. Actually, for use I'd probably just get a beat up 99, 66 or 15 and do the conversion unless I stumbled on an original.

Our only hand crank is a much older Frister & Rossmann vibrating shuttle and it wasn't expensive ($40+) but it's not really ready to use and I'm sure parts are a lot harder to find than for the 66/99/15/201 machines.