Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
It could be it was stuffed in a cupboard somewhere. It looks like there's no sun damage to it either.
I've seen some of the F&R machines with that screw screwed partially out and it looks like there's a spring under it. I'd sure like to get my hands on this machine to see if I can figure out what that's about.
Sun? What's that? I'm in England. It's a rare commodity.
By shovelhead, do you mean the front inspection plate? It has a set of mini tension discs to put the thread through when winding a bobbin. That must be what you mean by the sticking out screw.