So how do preppers sew?

[djf]

Just got one at a yard sale.
In very, very good condition, has all the parts, I may need to order some needles.
Tracked the serno to a manufacture date of 1941.
This one isn't mine but has exact same appearance, same number of drawers, etc.




So how do preppers sew?
Foot power, baby!

Now all I gotta do is figure out how to use it!

[JRandomFreeper]

Yes, I know. ;)

I also have the repair and regulation books for it. That one was built in 1955.

/johnny

[DuncanWaring]

Get a spare belt (or two).

[JRandomFreeper]

I made the quilt for me, so it was well received. ;)

Turns out that those were winter weight uniforms and that dang thing is both heavy and very warm.

/johnny

[CodeToad]

Got one. Good machine.

[Sarajevo]

I
am
so
envious!

I would love to have one of those machines!

[Patriot Babe]

OMG I have 2 of them. They are both foot pedal. I learned how to sew. You can lift the machine and gently place it inside the table. When you want to sew, just open the cover and lift a lid that holds the machine and pull it out and lower it.

One belonged to my mother and the other belonged to my grandmother. It stills works since it is manual there is no for electricity. However I wonder where can I get the belt to place on the wheel to make the needle move?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Seems like a lot of work. After the dust settles I’ll just steal the clothes out of dead peoples closets.

[RetiredNavy]

Looks like you need to get a drive belt. You can find the online for about $9 each. Get 2 along with extra “clips”. Get the “clip” tool also, makes it much easier to recut and shorten when it stretches. Also get an extra shuttle and lots of bobbins (they come in packs of 10).

I fixed one up for my wife and she loves that fact that it actually works.

[Squantos]

Yer gonna make some woman a fine house husband someday Johnny ....:o)

That quilt is a great idea.... Up to my hips in old patches, insignia, BDU’s etc .... Got a cousin that’s a quilter. Got to go bribe her into making me one of those...LOL !

[JRandomFreeper]

No more ex-wives. I decided to stop when I started using a superscript to differentiate between ex³ and ex¹. ;)

I was going to go with BDU on one side and DCU on the other, but it's just too dang hot and heavy for this part of the country.

I have had requests to make them for folks at my old unit.

/johnny

[Albion Wilde]

The hardest thing with the old machines is finding the belts that drive the machinery. I am not familiar with the pure treadle era; but the first electric models that I kept from family members in the 40s had rubber or rubberized fabric belts for the main drive and also the bobbin winder. Over time, they dried up and cracked. Took awhile to find replacements.

Does anyone know if the treadle machines even required belts?

[JRandomFreeper]

You can order the belts online, or if you have family or a friend that does leatherwork, they are easy to knock out. I make my own belts.

/johnny

[Bigg Red]

My mother had one just like that when I was a little girl in the 1950s. We younger kids used to sit on the treadle and rock, while it was closed up. I don’t think she ever caught us. I wonder if we accidentally did any damage....

Good luck.

[Albion Wilde]

After the dust settles I’ll just steal the clothes out of dead peoples closets.

Sounds like a plan!! LOL!

[Squantos]

Complements an “I love me” wall well .... Will keep me warm in my old age.

Damn good idea troop !! Well done !

Thank You !

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Reg: Trouble at mill.
Lady: Oh no - what kind of trouble?
Reg: One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle.
Lady: Pardon?
Reg: One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle.
Lady: I don't understand what you're saying.
Reg: [slightly irritatedly and with exaggeratedly clear accent] One of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treadle.
Lady: Well what on earth does that mean?
Reg: *I* don't know - Mr Wentworth just told me to come in here and say that there was trouble at the mill, that's all - I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition.

[PistolPaknMama]

Looks just like the one my Mom keeps trying to dump off onto me. :-)

Take it!! If you don't want it, just get it and I'll come pick it up. :))

[x_plus_one]

The hard part about getting a new janome treadle machine is finding the cabinet.

http://www.amazon.com/712T-Treadle-Powered-Sewing-Machine/dp/B001HK9KT4

[null and void]

Sew what? What Difference Does It Make?™

[TEXOKIE]

Could be that the place mats’ stock will appreciate as she gets older and gets over herself...