Up and running!
I got the Kenmore reassembled and tried it out. There are still a few hiccups, which I may detail later, but the straight stitch and reverse are functioning well. I sewed a couple of microwave bowl cozies for Christmas gifts on it. I’m pretty amazed, since when I got it this machine wouldn’t sew and the presser foot was frozen halfway down. I’ve never really fixed anything mechanical like this.
Quite embarrassingly, I have a screw leftover, though, and I don’t have any idea where it came from. It’s about 5/8” long and oddly shaped. I’ll attach a picture. Does anyone recognize this screw and have an idea where it goes?