Members Tigweldor Posted May 6 Members Report Posted May 6 (edited) Found it in the local "Craigs list" - had to drive 63 klicks each way yesterday in late afternoon to get it though. Made by Armaturenwerke Kaiserslautern (AK in the logo) in the 40s or 50s and was used on the brakes of a coil winding machine to spool copper wire. Material is cast aluminum - the patina will be left just as it is now. Told the seller that I intend to use it on a machine that unwinds its´"coils" . I like incorporating these old "gimmicks" into my sewing machines - they look unique. Greetings Hans Edited May 6 by Tigweldor Quote
Members dikman Posted May 6 Members Report Posted May 6 It sounds like you have a "thing" for old pedals. Must admit they do look better than a flat piece of steel, adds a bit of character. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Tigweldor Posted May 7 Author Members Report Posted May 7 (edited) Jup - I sure do. Bought another unique treadle a while back - cut out the "feet" to use as foot boards on my Shovelhead´s PM foreward controls - they have nice castings for solid screw mount - where the treadle axle used to go through. Powder coated in either black or grey - they should look real nice. Different than the over the counter stuff, anyway. I like one of a kind type solutions - that is the main purpose/goal of customizing. Pic of the shovel engine is with SU carb on rare 90° foreward facing manifold Edited May 7 by Tigweldor Quote
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