I haven't checked my new lady yet to see if the glue job held. I certainly don't to have to try to put screws in that narrow, dry wood. Just checked - it seems to be holding. The new shims feel like they're welded in. That's good. I'll let it set today to make sure the glue dries inside. I may clean some of the gunky dust off the outside of the machine. It is in such good condition.
I was going to ask what is considered vintage, but I found the answer on page 21. That means my 1961-2 Kenmore and my 1974 Elna are both vintage. The Elna doesn't know it. She's such a good girl. The Kenmore had occasional tension problems when it was in use. It hasn't seen the light of day in years. I only kept it for free motion quilting as the Elna's feeds don't drop. I've only done SITD quilting since and the Elna handles that well.