Originally Posted by
MFord
So much heat, so much smoke (we're getting the fires in WA, OR, and ID), it's been hard to get interested in anything. Although I did go back to the Singer 404 today and managed to totally screw up the tension mechanism, as well as possible making the nicks in the needleplate even worse. Ready to pack it up and put it away!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFX...AyBQ2l-Mzkw7ew
good info on fixing a tension. Some times you can polish out a needle plate with a bit of crumpled aluminum foil.