Six Piece Service Kit For Treadle Sewing Machines

Essential tools for every treadle sewing machinist's care-kit

Double ended nylon bristle lint brush: approximately 17.5cm long
Tweezers: approximately 16.5cm long with an angled tip
Awl: 137mm total length, 67mm spike length, 10×70mm plastic handle
Screw Driver Set
Stubby wing driver: 70mm long, 5mm blade
Small driver: 78mm long, 2.5mm blade
Large driver: 110mm long, 5mm blade

The double ended lint brush and the angle tip tweezers are the same as those I started using when I worked in factories 30 years ago and I have never come across better tools for getting into and cleaning out all those hard to reach nooks and crannies, and while I may have gone through a few brushes over the years, I still have the pair of tweezers I bought about 20 years ago and the one in this kit is of equal quality.
While you will find the awl has other uses (such as marking dart points etc.), it is also the cheapest and easiest way to punch a new hole though your leather drive belt after it has been adjusted to the correct size (a standard pair of household pliers are all you need to cut the belt and close the staple).
As for the screwdrivers, these are my idea of the perfect set for sewing machines whether a vintage, modern or industrial; the small one is for adjusting the bobbin case or shuttle tension, the large one for general use and the stubby one is the real gem because there are many screws in tight spaces on sewing machines such as on the throat plate.

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