litacats,
The machine is not jammed. It's free and spins easily. The needle is just jammed up inside the needle bar.
The vise grip idea was the next one on my mine. Will have to go outside in the garage to get a set of those.
CD,
Yes, OUCH. Very glad the broken piece of needle had the thread through it. I was able to recover it with no damage to me or anything(one) else.
Joe