it's fixed, back together and working fine.
first off I can weld cast iron.
not sure what it's made from, I said pot metal because of the looks of the gain at the break. all night and today , my little brain kept saying the Germans went to cast steel in the mid 50's, most think it's cast iron.
I can't imagine the Japanese using cast iron , what ever was used , it's a low quality casting/ low density .
so what the hay it's broken, finding another part welllllll why not weld it. I've welded 1880's singer parts with good results.
so do all these welding things that must be done. buzz, buzz and a few extra buzz buzzes, grind grind , file here and there. guess what it fit right in first time around.. no slop. pressure foot now has all the tension it needs, every thing lines right up. that part is stronger than it was new.
O I did JB weld it 1st ,,
it broke off just trying to install it ..
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Last edited by xxxxxxxxxx; 02-10-2015 at 04:13 PM.