You may want to replace the felt drip pad ... turn over the machine, unloosen the large screw, take off the whole bottom plate. The pad will be stuck to the plate... probably yuckky. I replace mine with felt pads from JoAnns cut in the same shape. Good luck getting the smell out of the case.. I dropped some cinnamon oil in mine after I tried all the other remedies. It's just very difficult to get to the moldy glue that's holding it in place. PS.. don't put it in the sink with water.. all my black fabric came off!! however, the wooden boxes are lovely. Sue