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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 79726, member: 360"]If you wanted to use it as a desk (and such things have happened) then all you'd need to do is cut a new desktop and base and maybe some swing-out supports for the side-leaves. </p><p><br /></p><p>The old SINGER treadle-bases are often converted into desks or side-tables, because those cast iron frames are so damn strong they'll last forever. And if they can hold a 30-pound sewing machine, they sure as heck can hold whatever else you'd wanna put on it. Computer, typewriter, desk, vase of flowers, whatever...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 79726, member: 360"]If you wanted to use it as a desk (and such things have happened) then all you'd need to do is cut a new desktop and base and maybe some swing-out supports for the side-leaves. The old SINGER treadle-bases are often converted into desks or side-tables, because those cast iron frames are so damn strong they'll last forever. And if they can hold a 30-pound sewing machine, they sure as heck can hold whatever else you'd wanna put on it. Computer, typewriter, desk, vase of flowers, whatever...[/QUOTE]
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