Treadle refurb.

[patria]

I wish, but i have checked the place high and low, not a glimpse of sign on old treadle stand, i do found old domestic pfaff and butterlfly heads though

Sometimes old cast treadle stand (with head) pop up on the local listing site , but recently have no luck on it yet

[dikman]

Suzelle, that one has reverse on it. The machine was free (!), someone was giving it away, it cost me $25 for a replacement shuttle race (very worn), a can of paint for the baseplate and  about $17, I think, for the roller wheel. Haven't sewn much with it yet, I only got it 'cos it was free .

[suzelle]

10 hours ago, dikman said:

Suzelle, that one has reverse on it. The machine was free (!), someone was giving it away, it cost me $25 for a replacement shuttle race (very worn), a can of paint for the baseplate and  about $17, I think, for the roller wheel. Haven't sewn much with it yet, I only got it 'cos it was free .

Free! Well you have to put a little bit of $ into that one then! The shape of the reverse lever is is different, looks like a silver button. Do you push it in to go reverse, or does it move up and down in a slot? I've seen those in pictures of machines and wondered about how they work.

[dikman]

That big lever below the stitch adjuster wheel, just push it down (same as most lever-operated reverse).

[suzelle]

15 hours ago, dikman said:

That big lever below the stitch adjuster wheel, just push it down (same as most lever-operated reverse).

Okay Dikman, Thanks! Okay, the big lever, duh! Got fixeted on the silver button thing, it's cute!

Hey, look at this nice table: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SINGER-industrial-commercial-sewing-machine-31-15-TABLE-WITH-MOTOR-ONLY-/262867629130?hash=item3d3421b44a:g:qOEAAOSw4DJYfDRs

I think it's a steal at just under $100, located in "Mechanicsburg" Pennsylvania. Appropriate! It's a lovely table design, old Commercial iron table, straight leg design. Good thing I don't live there, I'd have to swing on over and pick it up!

Edited March 13, 2017 by suzelle