jillmc

I went to an estate sale after seeing a photo of this machine in the ad. A friend lost everything in a house fire last summer, and she lost her Bernina, so I was hoping to get her a machine to use while they rebuild their lives. The owner gave me this machine for free because she did not want to move it to storage, and she did not know if it worked. It looked neglected, but it ran for a few seconds when I plugged it in, so I brought it home. I finally got the top open, and boy is it gummed up inside. I used pipe cleaners to get the surface fuzz out, and oiled a few places, but it is seized. It will move if I turn by hand, but it is tight. Best way to un-gum? The closest service tech is 50 miles away, and I would love to get this clean and running by myself. Hope springs eternal! Thanks.