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Singer Featherweight 221K Hand Crank (HD)

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Uploaded by on Mar 22, 2009

This video demonstrates the operation of a Singer 221K sewing machine with hand crank. For more information, please email gavingear@hotmail.com

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  • isn't it strange to be cranking it towards you instead of away from you?

  • That is this? This thing is useless!

  • Awkward! Seems geared wrong - one must turn an entire revolution per stitch... Turns in the wrong direction for ease of use... one would end up with carpal tunnel quickly! The handle appears to be solidly attached to the wheel - making the small handle larger, and attaching it so that it would turn too would be a vast improvement - but any Singer user would have a big problem with that wheel turning toward them... a nice idea, but many elements that would make it awkward to use!

  • That system looks horrible to use in comparison to the original singer geared hand cranks. Your cranking your heart out and getting no where, in fact your getting literally one stitch (needle movement) per one rotation of the hand crank, lol : o

  • Good for you, who needs a stinking motor? yuck, carbon dust!

    -carylanne

  • When are we ever without electricity when sowing? I know hand cranks still are popular in areas in Asia and Africa where power can be unreliable, but they would much rather have a Singer 201 in stead. The Featherweight can't handle larger volumes of fabric. Fix the motor and put it back on ;-)

  • Well, if anyone is going to go the trouble of putting a crank on a machine that NEVER came equiped with one, why not cut. These are not in any sense of the word a rare machine.  They are sought after by sewers who have driven up the prices in the last decade. In truth these machines are as common as dirt!!!

  • Cutting? A featherweight? A rather rare machine that isn't made anymore? NEVER!

  • Fascinating. The repro cranks won't fit a Featherweight. I have converted many an old Singer, but not my Featherweight. Where did you get that crank? It would work on some of my non-Singer machines.

  • What is that? The original hand crank by Singer turned in a clockwise direction and had gears inside that not only reversed the direction but increased the speed like it had a real motor on it. Your conversion kit is totally not user friendly. nor practical! The real solution is to cut a slot on the original solid handwheel and get a Singer or a reproduction handwheel that will allow you to sew at full speed without having to turn the crank in the reverse direction!

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