Best machine to add a hand crank?
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Centralia, WA, USA
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Sew-Classic sells reproduction handwheels too. If you're not worried about messing up the original wheel you can cut or drill a hole in it to fit the crank. 99s are common enough you're not really hurting anything with the modification. Or buy one to modify from a parts machine so you can convert back later if you want.
Sometimes the spoked wheel is a different diameter where the bobbin winder rides against it making the stock winder not work anymore. It's just something to keep in mind when you switch over.
Rodney
Sometimes the spoked wheel is a different diameter where the bobbin winder rides against it making the stock winder not work anymore. It's just something to keep in mind when you switch over.
Rodney
#22
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Spring Hill, Tennesee
Posts: 497
Hand Crank
Jenny at Sew-Classic.com has received more hand cranks. It takes a while for them to come in, so better order right away. She was very nice and emailed me when they came in so I could get one.
#23
I started cleaning up a Singer 28 today. It was one I got a few months back and it was frozen solid. It's not a real looker but I think I'll clean it up and give the crank a try. It would be fun to see it actually work.
I'll also work on the 99 so I can try the crank with that too. The spare spoked handwheel I have fits! It's a 9 spoke and the chrome is rusted but I should be able to clean it up. I'll drop it in the Evaporust for starters.
#24
Edit - I might add, the smoothness of 127 is probably due to a Singer crank. The 115 crank is after market and wobbly. Also, the 115 hand wheel is the larger 9 spoke leaving the crank ill fitting.
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