Posted 3 years ago
FreeNumber5
(4 items)
Hey Everybody,
I have been working on finding parts for the Free # 5 machine, and have found a lot of interesting info out there. But, so far, I haven't been able to find out about the presser feet. This machine came to me "as is", and NO presser feet at all. I'm hoping somebody sees this and can direct me to where to go from here. I can't even test it out yet.... bummer. I was able to get my treadle machine out and check it to see if the treadle shuttle and front slide plate would fit, (it is a Franklin, from sears/roebuck). Ta da! that front slide plate and shuttle fit, I think. Won't know I guess till I try to sew. But, how do you sew without a presser foot? Nothing in my collection even remotely fits this machine. And oh, BTW, Keramikos, I counted up how many machines I do have--12., guess I am a collector. Plus a big box of spare parts and foot controllers.
I hope these pictures show up clearly. This is a top clamp setup, I don't know the correct word, where the presser foot attaches. That little knob of a nut thingy, screws down onto the foot from the top, and fits over those 2 flat spots on the shaft. Any ideas? Thanks for any help you can give!
Oh sorry, I see 2 of the pictures loaded sideways. It really is a vertical up and down needle.
Hi again, FreeNumber5. :-)
Yeah, that sideways picture is a known problem at CW S&T. It has to do with the software not playing well with all makes and models of cameras, especially ones found on some smartphones and tablets.
A workaround is editing a copy of the picture, making some small change such as trimming the long sides of the rectangular image a skosh, then replacing the poorly oriented copy in the post with your edited copy.
So, twelve sewing machines, huh? Yeah, I'd say that you're a collectors. };-)
As to a presser foot for your Free No. 5, this vendor has a quilting foot for a number 5 (item number 19):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392487595147
Insofar as I can tell, the big difference between the quilting foot and the general purpose foot is that on the quilting foot, the two 'toes' are of the same length.
Here is a picture of a general purpose presser foot installed on a Free No. 5 (so that you can see the uneven 'toe' lengths):
http://ancientpoint.com/imgs/a/f/i/p/j/treadle_sewing_machine_head_with_bobbin__free__no_5_rockford_ill_2_lgw.jpg
Any chance that that big box of spare parts might be harboring a Free No. 5 presser foot?