Pitting. It's the pits.

So my restoration is nearing completion. So. Freaking. Excited. Oh, and her name is Eleanor. :-)

I am waiting for my lot of 7 or so presser feet to come in that I won on ebay along with an original manual (all together including shipping was $15. Each foot from a Singer parts dealer is $15. Sweet!)

Left on the list:
Class 66 bobbins
15x1 needles

This was once round like a donut.
For serious.

A straight stitch presser foot (the most basic one ironically didn't come with the set I won)
Treadle belt (yes, Eleanor is going to stay a treadle. I can't wait to learn!)
A new rubber ring for the bobbin winder (just look at the old one...)

And a new hand and balance wheel. Why? Well, the faux-pas with the enamel removal was bad enough, but the chrome finish is well, the pits.

"Pitting," as I learned this week, is what happens to metal after prolonged rusting. The rust eats away at the finish and in the case of chrome, it can't be restored. (well, it can but I don't have extra chromium laying around...)

Hand wheel

Balance wheel

Hopefully, if it doesn't get bid up too high, I can get a near mint balance wheel and hand wheel for about $10. At that point, the machine will be almost complete.

Well, except for the hot mess that is the bobbin winder...

I'm gonna need a Wesley-disapproved beverage... oy.