How I made this treadle (foot) powered DREMEL Singer

In this video I am gonna show you how I made this treadle (foot) powered Dremel Sing-er. First, I inspected the sewing machine desk and then designed the three alternatives. I chose one and started converting the sewing machine desk into treadle powered Dremel station. About The Sewing Machine Desk This is an old sewing machine desk designed for Excelsior 81 sewing machine. I think it is from the 1980’s and it is in decent condition. All parts are here, even the key for the top board which always end up lost. The desk is made out of wood and plywood which separates this one from all other desks out there. It is fairly small in size and lightweight. So, it is perfect to move around in the shop if there is a need for that. The Build/Restoration Process I started by dismantling partially the desk and removing the sewing machine. This gave me enough room to insert all necessary parts for this build. I kept the big wheel and foot pad on the desk and decided to use a hand crank grinder in the upper part as a
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