I guess that explains why the decals look like they've had that resin stuff poured over them.
No idea how many coats I put on. 40? 50? They were very thin until the last two coats, which I did apply heavily, just to make sure I had enough room between the sandpaper and the decals.
I wonder how much volume just evaporated? And how much was sanded away?
As I was reassembling the machine, I managed to put a very deep scratch in the shellac on the bed, so that will need repair.
But it forms stitches! Feed not working right and the thread is hanging on something in the bobbin case, but she does sew a little...