Modifying a 29K70

[Aven]

I have a 29K70 in relatively decent condition.  After playing with it for a while I  got to wondering would it be possible/would it worth moving the hand wheel from the side to the front of the machine?

[Wizcrafts]

  On 4/22/2018 at 3:15 PM, Aven said:

I have a 29K70 in relatively decent condition.  After playing with it for a while I  got to wondering would it be possible/would it worth moving the hand wheel from the side to the front of the machine?

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You can do that if the required pinion gear is mounted inside the head, by the opening for the wheel, and a shaft comes out of a housing. Otherwise the cost of the parts may be as much as you paid for the machine itself. The entire top shaft would have to come out to install the gear for the side wheel drive.

Further, you may have some interference from the wheel with certain work you are sewing. It sticks out well into the arm area.

[Aven]

Thanks Wiz.  Sounds like it would be an upgrade that I really don't need.

[Trevor Baret]

I have two 29K machines, and have had others.  So far, all I have seen already have the shaft for both end and front positioning of the hand wheel. 

I have tried moving the wheel on one of the machines - for the sake of interest...  No problem - I just took it off the end and put it on the front.  I chose to keep it on the end, as this was more convenient for me and made it easy to transfer from treaddle use to hand cranking simply by positioning the belt.