FLYER ON THE LEFT
FLYER ON THE RIGHT
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5. INSTALLING THE TREADLES [Parts bag #5]
1.
Attach a treadle pillow block bearing inside of the wide leg of the front frame. This is easier if you tilt
the assembly back on the drive wheel as suggested in Step 2.11.
2.
Slide the other treadle pillow block bearing onto the 2.5" end of the treadle bar. The treadle bar
assembly will work as long as the longer (3.5") treadle block connects to the wide leg brace and the
treadle axle spacers (which sometimes come loose during unpacking) are positioned with their wide
“flanged” ends against the treadle block.
#8 flat
washer (black)
treadle pillow
block bearing
10-24 x 1.25"
machine screw
10-24 lock nut
(black)
5.1
3.
Fit the long end (3.5") of the treadle bar end into the pillow block on the wide leg of the front frame
(attached in Step 5.1). Secure the loose treadle pillow block bearing (from Step 5.2) to the inside of the
narrow leg of the front frame.
4.
Rotate the treadle blocks so that the open channel is facing down.
5.
Lay out the treadles so that the short treadle is nesting inside of the long treadle with both of the
treadle arms pointed towards the back (wide legs) of the Flatiron.
6.
Attach the treadles to the treadle blocks using the #8 x 1" treadle screws (Figures 5.5–5.6, page 10).
treadle pillow
block bearing
#8 flat washer
(black)
10-24 lock nut
(black)
10-24 x 1.25"
machine screw
5.3–5.4
3.5"
To narrow leg
To wide leg
5.2
treadle pillow
block bearing
treadle
axle spacer
2.5"
