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12-07-2014, 06:41 PM
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The battle wages on. The Singer 403 I was a bit less than accurate about. I called it a sewing machine, but at this point it's risen from boat anchor, to doorstop, to lamp. It's now fairly clean and the light works! I am making headway very slowly I saw just a bit of movement down the main shaft closer to the front of the machine. More oil, more heat, more patience. As long as I don't get in a hurry and wrench on it too hard, I may just get it running yet!
12-07-2014, 09:31 PM
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*Update: I went out after dinner to give it more heat and another wiggle or two or three and it broke loose! It's still pretty rough but at least it's moving. Now I can do a better job of cleaning and oiling and try and get it to smooth out.
My only concern now is the handwheel's paint is chipped pretty good and I think it may have been dropped. I can tell the handwheel is bent some when I spin it, but I'm not sure if there would be any other damage or if this will affect the movement at all.
My only concern now is the handwheel's paint is chipped pretty good and I think it may have been dropped. I can tell the handwheel is bent some when I spin it, but I'm not sure if there would be any other damage or if this will affect the movement at all.
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