Sewing Machines
24 videos • 1,460 views • by okbridges Sewing machines are amazing pieces of Victorian engineering and in many ways are miniaturized versions of the mechanisms used in steam engines and other machines, since an essential feature of all sewing machines is the variable feed mechanism and a system for turning rotary motion into reciprocating motion. Additionally, sewing machines utilize a variety of drive train layout for transmitting mechanical motion from one part of the machine to another. I have a particular fondness for shuttle type machines, and that bias will be noticeable in the sewing machine videos here.