@Lachica @b15erk I've just been told by the Sewing Machine engineer that the 1229 is "toast".
Apparently the "drive shaft is bent?" its not fixable...
The foot pedal isn't registering on the machine (electric fault?)
He can't get replacement parts as its so old.
What I find confusing is that I did get it stitching for a while, then the foot pedal gave up the ghost!
I suppose I have to give up on it
I'd bought it on ebay as a fully working machine but I think it hadn't been used for some time.
When it arrived the front dial was smashed and it had obviously been dropped!
The seller refunded me immediately I made a claim, and said I could keep it to try and repair, but it hasn't worked out.
This is a lesson to me that I won't buy an old machine again on ebay.
Is it worth my offering the feet/bobbins on TSP for token prices?
Annie