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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
Graham, I strongly advise you to lubricate the motor bearings. They're probably bone dry by now.
(1934 Singer 201K user, original motor)
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Will do Paul.
Mine was rescued from my late parents-in-law's cellar before we sold the house, a family heirloom.
As found, the mechanism was seized up. It was the hinged joint that swings the hook. I removed it and applied a blowlamp and bathed it in engine oil while working it too and fro until it was quite free. Then I had to look up how to re-time the hook operation. Quite a satisfying project learning how these simple, yet clever machines work.