First I would wonder what on earth gave him THAT idea....then I would wonder what he had been up to. Once he came home with a surprise for me -- it was a Singer treadle machine in pretty bad shape, but it was not frozen and looked promising. That has been years ago and it is still in the same condition. It has seen some rough times. I've begun to peel off the veneer of the cabinet so i can have it re-veneered so that it will not snag the fabric. I don't want it in pristine condition. I just want it to work so that I can sew on it. I had thought it would be a good retirement project for him but he is not one to fiddile with things in an on-going fashion. He wants it done by nightfall. Well, not gonna happen. I'll either have to hire out or beg my son to do it.