Originally Posted by
NopahDesertRat
I do have a pipe wrench I could try too. Might sorta mess up the chrome wheel, maybe I could pad it with some fabric.
I don’t know. I only lay the pipe wrench on the workbench to scare the knob into turning loose with the pliers.
I used a pipe wrench on the upper shaft of a Singer 401A once. Something had it locked up tight. I’m assuming it was something like a thread that got into one of the main bearings. The machine was destined to be a parts machine if I couldn’t get it moving, and even then, if I couldn’t turn the machine, I wouldn’t be able to get some of the parts off. Things looked grim.
I used a piece of purse leather wrapped around the shaft (handwheel removed), gave a little pull, and it came loose. No damage, and the machine is in use now.
CD in Oklahoma