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Finally put the belt in the 1920s Singer treadle machine. I need to cinch the belt up just a bit more before I use it. I need a bit finer leather punch, and probably pulling out the belt before putting it in. THe manual said to use a nail and hammer, which works, but is hard to do with the belt already in. Except for the hemostats (which as with most surgical instruments, are Pakistani), everything I used to work on it is proudly USA made, some from makers that either got bought out and outsourced (Crescent, Diamond) or no longer exist (Kraueter). Case LT347.
Quote from: cody6268 on January 10, 2019, 11:44:18 PMFinally put the belt in the 1920s Singer treadle machine. I need to cinch the belt up just a bit more before I use it. I need a bit finer leather punch, and probably pulling out the belt before putting it in. THe manual said to use a nail and hammer, which works, but is hard to do with the belt already in. Except for the hemostats (which as with most surgical instruments, are Pakistani), everything I used to work on it is proudly USA made, some from makers that either got bought out and outsourced (Crescent, Diamond) or no longer exist (Kraueter). Case LT347. Great looking machine My grandma has a old Singer with a broken belt. Where do you get a new or something that works? Would love to get it working for her again.Sent fra min FRD-L09 via Tapatalk
Quote from: RF52 on January 11, 2019, 12:22:17 AMQuote from: cody6268 on January 10, 2019, 11:44:18 PMFinally put the belt in the 1920s Singer treadle machine. I need to cinch the belt up just a bit more before I use it. I need a bit finer leather punch, and probably pulling out the belt before putting it in. THe manual said to use a nail and hammer, which works, but is hard to do with the belt already in. Except for the hemostats (which as with most surgical instruments, are Pakistani), everything I used to work on it is proudly USA made, some from makers that either got bought out and outsourced (Crescent, Diamond) or no longer exist (Kraueter). Case LT347. Great looking machine My grandma has a old Singer with a broken belt. Where do you get a new or something that works? Would love to get it working for her again.Sent fra min FRD-L09 via TapatalkThe one I put in was purchased a couple years ago from a local sewing shop in town As her husband (who passed away several years before) was a Singer repairman, the lady who owns it tries to keep parts for older Singer machines in stock.And I'm sure the part wasn't new-old-stock. Ebay shows quite a few, ranging from $2-$12, most of the cheaper ships out of China. The odd thing is that the broken original belt was 1/4, the new one 5/16 (I pegged that on dry rot of the original), and some are also sold as 3/16 diameter This is US made and appears to be the same belting I used. Plus eBay has loads of parts should you need them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/72-Best-Leather-Industrial-SEWING-MACHINE-TREADLE-BELT-Singer-5-16-USA-MADE/200907409115?hash=item2ec703c6db:g:DUIAAMXQ01tRRhYq:sc:USPSFirstClass!24605!US!-1:rk:34:pf:0I am curious myself about rubber possibly being a better option than leather, and might be experimenting a little with it. This is $8 for 10 ft. of 3/16, $10 for 1/4. Intended for conveyor drives. Plus this stuff can be fused together by melting, as opposed to having to struggle with the bent metal (hog ring?) staple like the original to hold the ends together. It's just I don't like having to have a heat source (i.e. lighter) around a 90 year old antique. https://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Urethane-Belting-Diameter-Length/dp/B006IZXI4G/ref=pd_sim_328_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006IZXI4G&pd_rd_r=e0289dc2-153c-11e9-9e70-21c8e7351d14&pd_rd_w=622UD&pd_rd_wg=u53F8&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=VF3VW26DV2DBCHP90AMZ&psc=1&refRID=VF3VW26DV2DBCHP90AMZ
I love the detail on the scales