If I had waited and read all of the posts, I would see that Nancy already said it all, LOL!! And yes, the 2nd picture is taken with the top tension removed.
Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Miz Johnny, I know I am easily confused, but you took the tension plate off in the second picture?
Nancy
Ok, I am awake now. You are all talking about the little release attachment thingy on the tension plate that is missing on Randa's New Home?
Randa, I am not so sure you are missing anything on your tension plate. Look at the Smithsonian photo of the New Home tension. It shows a tension plate exactly like yours. There is no second part in that photo, only the flat plate on top. I am thinking because your machine is older than the rest of ours, it didn't have that fancy release thingy? Anyway, on all the photo's on the Light Running New Home Sewing Machine manual from the Smithsonian, there is no release part of the tension. Look at page 12 and 13 of the manual, the tension plate in identical to yours.