I have put my finger on the take up lever - to stop it from moving while winding the bobbin, provided everything is cleaned and oiled. At the end of the video seen at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ssi_PxEk3M which is a video about the 201 he tells about doing that if the needle is still moving while winding a bobbin. He also did a video at
http://vssmb.blogspot.com/2012/06/ho...bbed-stop.html about the 66 and like machines which shows how to replace the stop motion clamp washer. It seems like I have been able to screw the small screw in, without hitting the tab. There are four ways to put the stop motion clamp washer on and only one right way.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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