Thank you, all, for all the positive feedback. And for following this experience of hopefully bringing this machine back into working order. I'm trying to get as much crud out as I can. I will tell later what I did over the weekend but I'm still wondering about the roller as there are a couple of spots that seem to be not quite right. This is where one of the spots where it seems a little sticky from a before photo.
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and this is in a little different position - but it is still stiffly going through the same place as in the above picture.
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There is another place, too but on the other side and not as bad.
Has anybody taken this apart and/or do any of you have an exploded view? I'm wondering if it is similar to a bobbin winder spring on some of the Singers. It appears one end goes into the shaft and the other end is loose. I'm wondering if part of it is broken off? and also if it really is supposed to roll around in the track of the large cam at the base of the pillar?
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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