I'm just gonna pop in to say that it's fairly easy to swap the cable in those lights to get them working without the motor. I've done a related operation where I moved a light between two different motors while replacing the cable for it. Just buying a generic replacement cable with a switch on it and taking the lamp apart and replacing the cables as you take them out.
I converted an old 27 to handcrank. Fortunately, I didn't run into any problems. I do have ave an old pre WW1 Kohler handcrank that that is locked up. I know where the problem is, but I haven't yet taken it apart. Love your channel, it's so helpful!
Great video - have not seen the small hand cranks that attach to the stop motion wheel before. I have converted 3 machines to hand crank now - first my 66K, because she was a hard rubbish fb group find, just the head ( had been removed from a treadle base), already had a spoked wheel so that was easy! Then a friend found a 99K at hard rubbish, so I removed that motor which looked damaged & I did not want to touch the wiring. Spent ages cleaning the machine because it was utterly filthy, then fitted a hand crank after swapping out the solid wheel for a spoked one. Last was another 99K at the local museum, again dodgy looking wiring but she had a spoked balance wheel already, so it was easy to unbolt the motor & screw the hand crank in. Now visitors to the museum can have a go at using the machine, it emphasises the difference to new modern machines by being hand operated rather than electric, plus of course there is nothing like that lovely “tickety clack” sound ! PS. A bit of black enamel paint - or black nail polish! -works well to cover the “ made in China” transfer on the reproduction hand cranks.
Thanks - really interesting. Can you tell me why you would want to convert an electric to a handcrank? I have a couple of 128 handcranks that I love but never think to use. Also are you aware if a featherweight could be converted to a treadle. The wiring on my featherweight shorted out and I can't see me being able to get it fixed.
The featherweight was built to be electric so I'm really not sure that you can turn it into a treadle. Check with these guys: singer-featherweight.com/ they might know. Or, they might be able to help you with rewiring. As for converting an electric machine to a hand crank... I don't want to mess with my wiring issues either 🙂
I have a German Veritas that been told is like Singer 28 model Would like to change it into a handcrank. Now the stop motion screw wouldn't come out. It seems the head is damage and their's no connection with the needle . The hand wheel move but nothing else. My question how to remove that difficult screw ? Are all handcrank fix any European machines? How do you call those specialty handcrank for machines that doesn't have a motor boss?
As far as I know, Singer hand cranks only fit Singer machines. I'm not aware of any being fitted to different brands. Best thing to do is check FaceBook to see if there is a group for the Veritas. I'm not familiar with that particular machine. I think it's called a wrap around hand crank... at least, that's what I know it as.
Hi I would also say that a treadle machine with a spoked wheel would also be difficult to convert into hand crank because I have one of those and I had the intention of turning it into a hand crank only to discover that because the wheel is so large it wouldn't accommodate the hand crank..... could I say Hand crank anymore 😂
Definitely room for at least one more hand crank in there 😉 Good to see you back! How about swapping the wheel out for a smaller one? Or maybe try the stop motion screw mounted hand crank?
@@SimplyStitchy Hi, yeah it's been a while please excuse the absence, family bereavement, closing my business then planning another one and then illness all the stuff life throws at us lol. I did try changing the wheel but it's the hand crank the attachment part is too short I think the hand crank that's needed is the one you showed on your machine the rare kind. But I was able to put a motor on it so it works ok. 😀
The Chinese hand cranks are terrible, get an original singer. Don't forget to get a suitable bobbin winder. I match them and fit them together. Great video, keep them coming! ❤😊
I noticed that Roger Wilco's "finger" of his hand crank is a bit clacky against the gaps between the wheel spokes. I put a bit of thin leather on mine to make it fit better. Helen Howes has an article on how to do this on her website, under How to service a hand crank. There's a bit about making and sewing on a leather ring. I'll paste a link in another comment, but I'm mindful it might be blocked.
:-) So mostly get the handcrank machine for cheap or... just drop it all and buy a walking foot industrial machine for sewing heavy fabric in 2020s... 100 years after those handcranks. Okkkaaayyy Sailrite.. :-))) Actually SInger15 class reperesents good machines including those 66/200 series. but they are all 100 years old and of course they can't compete with a modern and cheap industrial machines when you need to work with upholstery class fabric.
And there's something gratifying about getting vintage machines working again. If you're making clothes, a hand crank is cheap and does a lovely job. If I were sewing a canvas tent, I'd get a walking foot industrial machine. It's overkill for the sewing I do.
Awesome thanks!
I'm just gonna pop in to say that it's fairly easy to swap the cable in those lights to get them working without the motor. I've done a related operation where I moved a light between two different motors while replacing the cable for it. Just buying a generic replacement cable with a switch on it and taking the lamp apart and replacing the cables as you take them out.
I converted an old 27 to handcrank. Fortunately, I didn't run into any problems. I do have ave an old pre WW1 Kohler handcrank that that is locked up. I know where the problem is, but I haven't yet taken it apart. Love your channel, it's so helpful!
Great video - have not seen the small hand cranks that attach to the stop motion wheel before.
I have converted 3 machines to hand crank now - first my 66K, because she was a hard rubbish fb group find, just the head ( had been removed from a treadle base), already had a spoked wheel so that was easy!
Then a friend found a 99K at hard rubbish, so I removed that motor which looked damaged & I did not want to touch the wiring. Spent ages cleaning the machine because it was utterly filthy, then fitted a hand crank after swapping out the solid wheel for a spoked one.
Last was another 99K at the local museum, again dodgy looking wiring but she had a spoked balance wheel already, so it was easy to unbolt the motor & screw the hand crank in. Now visitors to the museum can have a go at using the machine, it emphasises the difference to new modern machines by being hand operated rather than electric, plus of course there is nothing like that lovely “tickety clack” sound !
PS. A bit of black enamel paint - or black nail polish! -works well to cover the “ made in China” transfer on the reproduction hand cranks.
I bet the working hand crank at the museum is a big hit! Thanks so much for sharing and for watching! 🙂
Thanks - really interesting. Can you tell me why you would want to convert an electric to a handcrank? I have a couple of 128 handcranks that I love but never think to use. Also are you aware if a featherweight could be converted to a treadle. The wiring on my featherweight shorted out and I can't see me being able to get it fixed.
The featherweight was built to be electric so I'm really not sure that you can turn it into a treadle. Check with these guys: singer-featherweight.com/ they might know. Or, they might be able to help you with rewiring. As for converting an electric machine to a hand crank... I don't want to mess with my wiring issues either 🙂
I have a German Veritas that been told is like Singer 28 model
Would like to change it into a handcrank. Now the stop motion screw wouldn't come out. It seems the head is damage and their's no connection with the needle . The hand wheel move but nothing else. My question how to remove that difficult screw ? Are all handcrank fix any European machines? How do you call those specialty handcrank for machines that doesn't have a motor boss?
As far as I know, Singer hand cranks only fit Singer machines. I'm not aware of any being fitted to different brands. Best thing to do is check FaceBook to see if there is a group for the Veritas. I'm not familiar with that particular machine. I think it's called a wrap around hand crank... at least, that's what I know it as.
Probably within SInger15 class they would fit. But as you can see not that smooth sometimes.
Hi I would also say that a treadle machine with a spoked wheel would also be difficult to convert into hand crank because I have one of those and I had the intention of turning it into a hand crank only to discover that because the wheel is so large it wouldn't accommodate the hand crank..... could I say Hand crank anymore 😂
Definitely room for at least one more hand crank in there 😉 Good to see you back! How about swapping the wheel out for a smaller one? Or maybe try the stop motion screw mounted hand crank?
@@SimplyStitchy Hi, yeah it's been a while please excuse the absence, family bereavement, closing my business then planning another one and then illness all the stuff life throws at us lol. I did try changing the wheel but it's the hand crank the attachment part is too short I think the hand crank that's needed is the one you showed on your machine the rare kind. But I was able to put a motor on it so it works ok. 😀
Life loves to throw it all at the same time, doesn't it? I know how that feels. Sending virtual hugs.
The Chinese hand cranks are terrible, get an original singer. Don't forget to get a suitable bobbin winder. I match them and fit them together. Great video, keep them coming! ❤😊
I noticed that Roger Wilco's "finger" of his hand crank is a bit clacky against the gaps between the wheel spokes. I put a bit of thin leather on mine to make it fit better. Helen Howes has an article on how to do this on her website, under How to service a hand crank. There's a bit about making and sewing on a leather ring. I'll paste a link in another comment, but I'm mindful it might be blocked.
Thanks for your information!
:-) So mostly get the handcrank machine for cheap or... just drop it all and buy a walking foot industrial machine for sewing heavy fabric in 2020s... 100 years after those handcranks. Okkkaaayyy Sailrite.. :-))) Actually SInger15 class reperesents good machines including those 66/200 series. but they are all 100 years old and of course they can't compete with a modern and cheap industrial machines when you need to work with upholstery class fabric.
Maybe, maybe not... but you don't get the musical clickety clickety click of a vintage hand crank if you go for a modern industrial.
And there's something gratifying about getting vintage machines working again. If you're making clothes, a hand crank is cheap and does a lovely job. If I were sewing a canvas tent, I'd get a walking foot industrial machine. It's overkill for the sewing I do.