Ok not rivits, nails. I took those off, cleaned up everything and followed the issue up to the white plastic s pieces that are supposed to swing away. I am not sure if my make shift cover over the lower feeder is pushing too hard (it is a piece of aluminum flashing with a copper wire holding it in place, and so I loosened it up, but the issue persists. So I took a piece of ribbon and gently tied the s pieces back out of the way and bam, the machine works like a champ. So I am going to work on that area. Thanks so much!