thanks all... I am pleased to get it.......found out the bobbin thingy is NOT bent, it just has to have the bobbin (bullet) inserted in a different way from my 128 lady...the treadle seems stiff...I think it needs oil? or a new belt? or is there a way to adjust it? the folks I bought it from didnt know anything about how to work it, belonged to her grandmom, she says....