Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
Isn't that neat! Would love to hear the long story!
Abbreviated long version: just imagine a 40-lb Border Collie who's terrified of noise (thunder, fireworks, sirens) and who literally climbed walls and furniture when frightened. During one of these 'episodes', she somehow got into a closed-off room where the machine was sitting on a huge work table. Everything on the table, including the 30-lb machine wound up on the floor. The repairman said the shaft (or the shank or something) was bent so badly he couldn't remove it to replace it (and, yes, after reading this thread, I've thought more than once that I should have gotten a second opinion).