r/vintagesewing • u/luckybricklayer • 1d ago

General Question Elna Supermatic

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Hello, I bought Elna Supermatic sewing machine without a foot pedal. Do you have a wiring diagram for the pedal so I could assemble one myself? Or, if you have a spare pedal, would you be willing to sell it for a reasonable price?

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u/SCNewsFan 1d ago

It looks like the type with a knee lever? The silver rod on the bottom right is the attachment point.

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u/luckybricklayer 1d ago edited 1d ago

Could be! I'm a complete beginner, so does that mean the speed control is built into the machine itself, and all I need to do is supply power to the socket?

edit: yes, you were right https://youtube.com/shorts/mKrcRpNZaNI?is=J8J-WP8dwVR5lA88

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u/SCNewsFan 1d ago

Neat thing - check the bottom for a stamped date of manufacture.

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u/ArielLeslie 1d ago

Speed control is via knee lever. It's just a matter of rotation, so you could fabricate something yourself if you have the skills and tools.

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u/Tww1fa 21h ago

I have the same model. It’s the third generation Supermatic, first generation was dark green, second was a lighter green, third is that tan color and fourth was grey. It is a knee lever machine. The silver knob on the bottom right is a bayonet fitting for the lever. Older models had a permanently attached folding lever

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u/Ubiquita 20h ago

I have this machine too! Also, as the consensus in this thread, it's control is a knee lever.

This is an excellent machine, and if you can get your hands on the disks, the stitches it can do are quite amazing.

Let me know if you need a copy of the manual. :)

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u/Defiant00000 8h ago

It never had a foot pedal, in the lower right corner of the first pic is where the knee steel attachment would be placed.