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09-06-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by jljack
Well, I started my very first quilt on my treadle 66-1 today. It is working so nicely....about 15 minutes into sewing the old belt broke. I put on the new one, and finding it stiff and slips some. I tightened it up, and it is sewing better, but still slips some and seems like the belt is stiff. Am I correct? It needs to soften up? Anyway, I LOVE the feeling of the treadle, and my seam is just wonderful!
After a day or so the belt will need to be shorten a bit. That is why I like to use dental floss to sew the belts together.
Before attaching the leather belt, I try to stretch it, but that doesn't always work well. I have found that as your treadle the belts loosen up and need adjusting.
The other day while I was using my Davis NVF, I realized that the belt was slipping and that belt had been on the machine for a couple of months now.
09-06-2011, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by jljack
Well, I started my very first quilt on my treadle 66-1 today. It is working so nicely....about 15 minutes into sewing the old belt broke. I put on the new one, and finding it stiff and slips some. I tightened it up, and it is sewing better, but still slips some and seems like the belt is stiff. Am I correct? It needs to soften up? Anyway, I LOVE the feeling of the treadle, and my seam is just wonderful!
After a day or so the belt will need to be shorten a bit. That is why I like to use dental floss to sew the belts together.
Before attaching the leather belt, I try to stretch it, but that doesn't always work well. I have found that as your treadle the belts loosen up and need adjusting.
The other day while I was using my Davis NVF, I realized that the belt was slipping and that belt had been on the machine for a couple of months now.
09-06-2011, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Anyone in the Sacramento area looking for a straight-leg treadle and Singer 66 made in Kilbowie Scotland, not Russia like the poster states, here is a posting:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2581730225.html
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2581730225.html
09-06-2011, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by jljack
Thanks, Monica. That's what I suspected. I did put it on with the staple connector, but I'm going to change over to the dental floss. Also, the first time I threaded it through I got it twisted, and that caused a real problem. I undid it, cut it a little shorter, rethreaded it, and it's going better, but still slipping. The belt is leather and it's really stiff right now. I'm working on a little quilt, and I'm going to keep going so it's my first "all treadle" quilt. Hopefully the belt will soften up some by the time I'm finished.
09-06-2011, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Anyone in the Sacramento area looking for a straight-leg treadle and Singer 66 made in Kilbowie Scotland, not Russia like the poster states, here is a posting:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2581730225.html
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2581730225.html
09-06-2011, 01:03 PM
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[quote=miriam][quote=jljack][quote=vintagemotif]
You need a couple kids to sit and run it full blast for a while...
LOL
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You need a couple kids to sit and run it full blast for a while...
09-06-2011, 01:18 PM
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[quote=QuiltnCowgirl][quote=jljack][quote=QuiltnCowgirl][quote=jljack]
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
09-06-2011, 01:43 PM
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[quote=vintagemotif][quote=QuiltnCowgirl][quote=jljack][quote=QuiltnCowgirl]
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
Would you have more room if you got rid of the chair? I use a drum stool for my industrial and I use benches for everything else.
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
09-06-2011, 01:55 PM
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[quote=miriam][quote=vintagemotif][quote=QuiltnCowgirl][quote=jljack]
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
Would you have more room if you got rid of the chair? I use a drum stool for my industrial and I use benches for everything else.
OMG!! Heavens no! I love the feel of this space as it is now.
Mine was just a suggestion!
Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Don't laugh! You are rubbing off on me! LOL I am even thinking about how to do some rearranging in my sewing room so I could have room for one. You can tell me what you think Friday, "oh great queen of fitting lots of machines in your room". :mrgreen:
I'm not the queen, but I bet ya can fit one more treadle in your sewing room.
My command center, as my husband calls it, is about 2 1/2 yds by about 1 3/4 yds and has 5 treadles, four of which have machines sitting up ready to use and the other treadle has my cutting matt and other items sitting on top. Chair sits in center. Bit of a mess right now since I have multiple projects going on.
Mine was just a suggestion!
09-06-2011, 02:02 PM
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Pictures of my "new' two spools. Someone wanted a specific photo, if none of these show what it is you wanted to see, let me know.
Mary Elizabeth, after the one and only owner before me
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The cabinet is in great shape!!
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Measuring tape imbedded in the top
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Spool Can
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