Jan, do the decals survive the kerosene soak and come out in such nice condition? As soon as the garage warms up, I'm soaking parts of the Redeye, but can I soak it all? I didn't think so.
e machiners - will a belt that too tight stop the motor? I had the motor rewired on my turquoise Universal and bought a new belt. It seemed small and the machine sewed a few stitches and quit. I took off the belt and the motor worked. I tried the old belt, but it's in bad shape so I couldn't tell anything. I'm thinking a cogged belt that just fits will be better. On top of that I have no manual and haven't figured out the combination of settings to get straight stitching or the built in decorative stitches. Not an easy machine to thread, but I'm sure I have that correct.