I Bought Another Featherweight
I was at an estate sale today that had some sewing machines. I resisted the 500 in a case (sort of regret that. The case probably would have been worth what they were asking for it) but I bought the sort or sad looking featherweight without a case. Its really dirty. I took the drip pan off and the felt pad is sort of like cardboard so I'll be replacing that. I found a newish drip pan on eBay for not too much and bought it but I'm thinking of seeing if I can clean up the extremely dirty and rusty one that's on there. What's the best way to clean up the rust? The screw that holds the drip pan on is also very dirty and rusty so it will need cleaning too. I'm planning to order a new felt drip pad but I"m going to wait to see if there's anything else I need. I want to have this one painted so I'll just be cleaning and getting it running and not doing much cosmetics with it.
Did I mention I love estate sales??