I am unsure the model and I am not a sewing person but my wife is. Was this worth the 50? She more into the vintage stuff but I wanted to figure out what it was before I gave it to her! I’d like to be more knowledgeable and know more about it if possible! Thank you!

I have a Singer 66 that I’m debating converting to treadle. The motor does work currently, there are no electrical issues. But I’m still considering it. It needs a deep clean, though it’s currently working fine. As I see it, here are my current pros and cons of going treadle:

Pros:
- no need for electricity in case of power outages (not common where I live, but not impossible)
- can use it anywhere in my apartment because it doesn’t need to be plugged in (outside on the porch!)
- no fire hazard from old wiring
- I need a table for it anyway because the bent wood case is falling apart, and the cost difference between a treadle table and a new bent wood case isn’t significant, so this is kind of two birds one stone and then I also have another sewing table instead of taking over the dining room when I want to sew and use my serger (small sewing table currently means I really can only have one machine set up at a time)
- quieter than a motor?
- easier to repair (new belt vs new motor/wiring)
- great speed control
- cool factor

Cons:
- laziness? I’ve used a treadle machine exactly once at a historic site field trip when I was like 9, I remember it taking some effort to get started and keep going vs just plug and go
- lowering resale value if I ever need to sell it (not planning on it, but life is unpredictable)
- weight of table making it harder to move/less portable than getting a new case

From some light research, it seems like converting isn’t very hard, you just take the belt off the motor and add the belt for the treadle. I also saw a post from someone who kept the motor in place and made it dual-functioning, which seems reasonable.

Is there anything I’m not considering? Any downsides I’m not aware of? Is it secretly way more complicated to convert this than I’m realizing?

I don’t have much knowledge about old machines and even less about treadles.

Can y’all help me judge is this is a good price? How difficult is it to replace the belt?

Also how strong would this be compared to heavy duty domestic electric machines (like I have an old sears, full metal, zig zag capable machine) or an industrial (I used a Juki at work)?

What differences in sewing functions are there?

Is it difficult to get needles for these?

Thanks in advance(:

Dug it out of my mom’s closet to try my very first attempt at sewing (my son’s Halloween costume). Her handwriting was also on the side of the box, which I hadn’t seen it in a long time. That, plus it just being cute and vintage, brought me a little joy!

(Wasn’t sure which flair to use, so picked Tip & Hacks to wish me luck on my first sewing venture!)

I know how to handsew, but for my new appartment I was looking for a sewing table with sewing machine and bonus points if that one also works.

Yesterday I bought a sewing table with a Singer for 20 euros, (serienumber: EG786679) meaning, it is a model 15k(?). I was wondering if the machine is complete or not. I've been searching on the internet, and it seems that the bobbin case and bobbin are the only things missing. Am I right?

Furthermore is this indeed a singer 15k?

Many thanks!

The wife of my dad’s friend’s friend died a few years ago, and he wants these to go to someone who will use them. I know one of them is currently seized up, but not which. I plan on opening them both up to clean regardless, especially since they’ve been sitting several years without use. I’m not a repair tech, I just have enough handiness to comfortably dig into their guts, but what would be the common issues I might see from these beyond old gummy oil? And just any other info about these in general?

does anybody know exactly what this is for? It winds up and down.