Your Conversion FROM Electric to Treadle
 

I would love to see pics of machines converted from electric to treadle, especially vintage ones from mid-century; you know, more than just straight-stitch machines (but those to!) A big THANK YOU in advance!

I think Miriam did this with a 401g from memory, and CD with a 319.

Yes I did and it is on here somewhere however there are others look on the photo section: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/search/S...&showthumbs=on

To convert you have to have a working treadle base and a machine that will line up with the hinges. A spoked hand wheel would be helpful and the wheel has to line up with the belt wheel. The zz machines are harder to turn than the old boat shuttle machines. Oh put the machine on the hinges and put the belt on it. Some are more complicated than that. Search Singer 401G and you may come up with a pic of mine. But it was special - not all can be done like that either.

So Miriam, why'd you put that link in? That machine is not treadleable.

Joe

it must be the wrong link... LOL

That link is a perfect example of one that isn't much good and won't treadle.
Here is a link - second window http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t211311.html

Kool, Miriam about the one Singer have the plugged hole for a treadle belt! I read that and then went and looked at ALOT of Singers and did not see one with that plug!

There aren't real many in the US with plugs in a Singer 401G or a 411G - I have a Singer 328 with a plug and it will treadle.

basically - they need to either have opening for the treadle belt, or the flywheel has to hang over the base of the machine. And they need to have a belt grove in the flywheel. I was looking and I've got several that could be put on a treadle, for the zigzag, my new Necchi and the 401G have holes in the bed, and the Brother's flywheel sticks out enough that the end of the machine would not interfere with a treadle belt.

Common sense goes a long ways.