i was just thinking if i could find another motor it couldnt hurt to have a spare lying around, lol. I am realtively new to this stuff, but i am loving that i can take an older machine apart and clean it and make it work better (i am not mechanically inclined at all!!!)
I got the machine for $8 and its pretty rough but its a challenge. It was frozen up completely and i have gotten as far as getting all the parts to move smoothly by the handwheel but the darn belt keeps slipping when the motor is running. Ughhh. I just had to walk away. On to my other project which is a sewmor and i think the feed dogs are not moving back and forth correctly only up and down. Anyway... thats a different story for a different day. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!