I picked up a cheap chinese leather patcher -- a Singer 29k clone -- for some leather work because my little entry-level sewing machine is not sufficient for leather.  DIY is an illness, so I decided to add a motor to the hand crank. :)

I fabricate a v-wheel pulley on the mill (I really need a lathe!), which will be driven by a modified "hoverboard" hub motor.

Apologies for the audio levels, was having some microphone difficulties :(