The tension article from TFSR worked perfectly...the third time. But I was really trying to put several pieces in backwards and it didn't like it. The tension is back on the machine properly, the stud now has the slot horizontal like it should and the + and - thing is on top like it should be. I'm thrilled to pieces that it's back on, but it still won't sew. Top tension is definitely looser. No bent needles. Very little thread breaking right away like before. Now I sew and the thread breaks after 8 inches. I have top thread looped on the back and just little dots of bobbin on top. I'm not sure what to do with it now. I fiddled with the tension knob and anything over 4.5 goes right back to immediate thread breaking and needle bending. I hope there's nothing wrong with the hook. I will NOT fix that myself. Feeling nice and frustrated so I'm headed to the grocery store. At some point, all the kiddos are going to need to eat.