Hi All,
Thanks for letting me join the party! ?To keep it brief: ?Daughter of a weaver & an engineer. ?Got bit by VSM bug during COVID. ?Have acquired a fair few machines. (LOL, enough that I often take screen shots of ones I don't ask for, just to prove to my family that I really do pass up A LOT of potential acquisitions...)
Am scheduled to pick up my first W&W this evening, a D-9 in a 5-drawer treadle. ?May need to do this on my own and looking for confirmation that the head is made to detach from the table in the same way these old lovelies usually do (loosen grub screws, pull away from 2 hinges), and weighs 35 pounds, give or take?
And the table itself -- similar to a 1900s-era Singer in dimensions and weight? ?(Usually I can shift these by myself once I remove the head)
How possible is it likely to be to detach the treadle portion from the wooden top in relatively short order? ?(Which would enable me to use a dolly without endangering the cabinet.)
I may be able to bring help, which is obviously preferable; just trying to assess whether I could do this on my own if necessary.
Thoughts? ?
