Originally Posted by
miriam
With or with out the little door the machine will still sew. Those are really nice machines no matter what.
i was able to swap the one from the portable 503a. it looks like the expensive one is becoming the parts machine.
Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
The lift up top has similar issues so be careful with it too.
Cari
and you would think that since this is an all metal sewing machine, the design of the door hinge would have been robust but it's not. i still have the pin and looks like a bit of a hole is still intact so this can be fixed. just wondering how tough the epoxy glue is when it's dried. thanks.