Seagoon_ to Melbourne · 19 hours agoDaily Discussion Thread: 🛣️🏍️ Thursday, October 3 , 2024pinmessage-squaremessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareDaily Discussion Thread: 🛣️🏍️ Thursday, October 3 , 2024pinSeagoon_ to Melbourne · 19 hours agomessage-square160fedilink
minus-squareCatfishlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoI don’t know any family history on the treadle. The Elna I have is early 80s and was my Grans. Don’t care about the lack of fancy stitches. It’s innards are mostly metal so it’s a tank! Wouldn’t mind an auto buttonhole thing, I suck st those
minus-squareSeagoon_OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoyup, a solid inner frame is the best. These old machines are very strong, the timing rarely goes out and they can sew through tough fabrics. Reminds me of an “optical bench”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_table
I don’t know any family history on the treadle. The Elna I have is early 80s and was my Grans. Don’t care about the lack of fancy stitches. It’s innards are mostly metal so it’s a tank! Wouldn’t mind an auto buttonhole thing, I suck st those
yup, a solid inner frame is the best. These old machines are very strong, the timing rarely goes out and they can sew through tough fabrics.
Reminds me of an “optical bench”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_table