How to Make Human-Powered Tools: Treadle Sewing Machine

By Tamara Dean
Published on February 15, 2013
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 "The Human-Powered Home," by Tamara Dean, is your complete guide to modern pedal-powered, treadled and hand-cranked devices for the home. 
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Figure 1: Electric sewing machine converted to treadle sewing machine.
Figure 1: Electric sewing machine converted to treadle sewing machine.
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Figure 2: Removing the sewing machine motor.
Figure 2: Removing the sewing machine motor.
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Figure 3: Measuring the belt.
Figure 3: Measuring the belt.
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Figure 4: Connecting the belt ends.
Figure 4: Connecting the belt ends.

What if I could harness some of all this energy my
own body produces? An unusual question, to be sure — yet human power is a very
old, practical and empowering alternative to fossil fuels. 
The Human-Powered Home (New
Society Publishers, 2008)
, a MOTHER EARTH NEWS Book for Wiser Living, is a
one-of-a-kind guide to human-powered tools gathered from a unique collection of
experts. This book discusses the science and history of human power and examines the

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