Originally Posted by Mamatron
I was wondering if you would buy a Featherweight that was in poor condition? The one i speak of is scratched up, missing some of the gold detail, and the biggest concern is that the belt has almost totally disintegrated and may or may not have gunked up the motor? It powers on and you can see the "thingy" spin but due to the belt's condition is does not move. Is $95 too much?
It sounds like all fixable things. the beauty of these machines lies in the "guts" and not too much can go wrong with that if a good person oils, etc. belts are easily replaced. don't see how the belt falling apart could affect
the motor. at $95 I would grab it and run. get Dave McCallums book on 221's & fix it all yourself. also a DVD so you can see what to do. I'd buy it & pay the postage if you decide not to get it.