Welcome Seijun
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Seijun
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#1 - The spool pin closest to the front of the machine is bent over at a 30 degree angle. Are these pins removable?
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John has bent a spool pin in place, but I wasn't around when he did it. I'm sure they are removable as have seen many machines without spool pins, LOL. Some are tap in and some are screw in. Have you tried oiling the base and protect pin while trying to unscrew?
Originally Posted by
Seijun
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#2 - The rubber piece on the friction motor (that rubs against the disc wheel) has developed a dent from resting in one spot for... decades. The dent is so deep that the motor can no longer drive the disc wheel. It seems that somewhere in the world, there should be a little rubber something that would be a suitable replacement, but I have no idea what to search for. Any ideas?
This is a common problem machines with a friction drive pulley.
https://sewwhatman.wordpress.com/201...-drive-wheels/
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Pulley-R...ary-LN379A.htm
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Pulley-R...aller-5767.htm
Your machine is very similar to White Rotary machines. There is a recent thread regarding White Rotary that might help -
White Rotary
If you don't have a manual for your machine, there is one at
http://ismacs.net/domestic/manuals/d...ine-manual.pdf
You might want to check out
https://sites.google.com/site/sewmac...tic-rotary-153
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.