Originally Posted by sweetana3 (Post 6373842)

My friend's Bernina foot pedal actually "exploded" one day when she pressed on it. Pieces flew all over. It was originally her mother's and had a lot of use.

Originally Posted by alisonquilts (Post 6372909)

Thanks for the suggestion of taking it apart, notmorecraft and katydidkg, I will try that before doing anything else, and I'll let you know how it goes! Alison