Treadle machine

Okay - so my $25 garage sale bargain isn't such a bargain anymore. I spent about $100 getting it up to snuff - I talked myself into getting it cleaned professionally and it ended up needing another part too. But, that said, if I hadn't of done that I would have been completely frustrated trying to sew on it. The tech told me that the bobbin case was out of round just enough that it would have sewn horribly. He said the bobbin thread would have come off fast, then slow, then fast and I would have had nests in my fabric. Besides which I really do believe in getting your machines looked after and this one was sitting in a garage for at least 4 years. So she's all clean and pretty now! Just have to get the hubby to carry the cabinet downstairs, figure out how to attach the belt and we're off to the races!