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I think I may have figured out how to fix my sewing machine. Right down to the foot that I've always had problems with. My mom, months back, loaned me her machine. On a sort of permanent basis. It works great and sews just about anything. I have another machine of the same model, but for quite some time, I've not been able to change the stitch length and my foot pedal likes periodically not working (I suspect that is a result of the cord that powers it being taped in three places).

I pulled off a face plate and have been fiddling around with the stitch length/reverse mechanism. And it looks like I can solve the entire mess with a little WD-40. Which is cheap and easy to come by because I'm pretty broke. I have to wait for a while for the oil to penetrate between the bits of metal and unstick it, but I have a costume to make, so I can work on that whilst I'm waiting.

Since my mom's machine makes a hell of a lot more noise than my own, I'm going to swap out her foot pedal for mine. Then I can have my machine back. Yay!

(If I can't fix the stitch length/reverse mechanism, I'll just use mom's machine and put mine aside until I have enough money to take it in somewhere to have it fixed. Hang on, that means that nothing's changed since I was already doing that. :P Here's hoping, though.)

UPDATE: I managed to fix the machine kinda sorta. What didn't work before now does, but it's acquired more quirks overall than it had before. But now the stitch length mechanism actually moves instead of being locked in place and the foot delivers a steady stream of power to the motor. It's not a perfect repair, but it goes, and that's all I really wanted.

Baa!

Snagged from joymoose, who needs get well wishes...

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