Originally Posted by
betherevr
... I found that the metal plate where the needle goes down through was all beat up like the needle had hit it a bunch of times....
There is something called abrasive cord that can be used to smooth out some of the rough spots in the needle hole.
https://www.sewingmachine221sale.com/store/burrs.html show a plate in a vice and then running the cord through the hole. It also says that it is #52 cord. A couple of other places that have #52 abrasive cord are
https://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/mi52000/ and
https://quiltersapothecary.com/produ...=6837377728575
Originally Posted by
Iceblossom
...Really appreciate you coming back to tell us the end of the story, sometimes we just never find out whether we helped or not....
I agree wholeheartedly with Iceblossom. I, too, appreciate your following up with solution. There are several that have posted and then are never seen again, so don't know
if or what helped.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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