[trellis]

Thanks, I think I understand what you mean - try to fabricate a sort or repair plate from metal. Definitely worth a try, but I've never been very good at that sort of thing so don't have high hopes. My grandfather would have done a fantastic job at that, but sadly he is no longer with us.

A scrap machine I could raid for parts would be ideal, but I'm not sure how I would find out which other models use the same mechanism.