Oh, that really is very sad. What on earth were they doing cutting up the case?? If you feel inclined, you probably could throw a lot of the parts into Evaporust and they might be okay.
A few weeks ago, I might have thought it was worth trying to get the poor thing going, but I bought a couple of dirty, rusted (not nearly this bad), frozen machines (that had also lived by the ocean, so I think salt water had a role) because I felt sorry for the seller, who was young and had driven an hour and a half to meet us. I was swayed by the decals - a really nice pheasant 27, and it was a 'take both' sell, so I also got one with Tiffany decals. But NOTHING I've done has so much as budged the pheasant one (haven't even tried on the other, which is equally frozen). I tried PB Blaster, Triflow oil, scrubbed every inch of works I could reach with a toothbrush, used all my best picks and tweezers, and went through umpteen Q-Tips and cotton balls cleaning the outside. I took off the handwheel and tried to turn the shaft even a tiny fraction. Nothing works. The presser foot was frozen and I managed to get that off, but the lifter still only moves if we unscrew the lock on the spring - and doesn't move the presser bar at all (although it's working its way upwards and sticks out about an inch on top). I haven't entirely given up hope, but they're going into a box until sometime after Christmas when I feel like experiencing endless frustration again.
Sad as it is, I think this one may really be beyond help. Sigh.
Last edited by Champanier; 12-04-2014 at 03:26 PM.