Thanks Glen and Miriam. Your help is always invaluable.
Glen, the crack isn't all the way through. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow. DH and I used to repair furniture years ago so we still have some clamps. I'm sure we have some wood glue here at the cabin... just have to go look in the garage.
I think the rust on the bobbins is from the thread.... Why do people put so many different threads on a bobbin? I don't get it. I think I'll be able to buff the rust off with my dremel.
This machine is really pretty clean..... just needs the metal polish to spiff up the rods, etc. I'm hoping I won't need to take the tension off and work on it. I'm still too scared to fool with that. I did put triflow on the screws to try and get them to loosen up a bit. ... another trip to the garage for a longer handled screw driver for more leverage.
Miriam, if I were in Indy, I'd sure try and help you with your move. My family calls me the moving queen because I move back and forth from our son's house to our cabin every 6 months..... yes, we load up a trailer .... pack and unpack. The packing will start in a few weeks..... yet again. This year we have to take a lot of our carpentry tools to help my SIL finish remodeling her house...... never a dull moment!