1957 Shopmate Jigsaw HELP with snapped off scew

[Brazen Bull]

I have this poor old 1957 electric jigsaw, it was thrown out at a scrap yard. Cord cut off, busted off blade, busted off blade screw.
I removed the rear housing, that gives you access to the back of the motor, switch and brush holders. It was supposed to be held on by two screws, one is missing.

She works, I gave it 50v DC power with my adjustable power supply to test it softly.
Probably should be treated to fresh brushes and a complete clean and grease job. And a new light bulb.

How do I get that broken screw out of there without trashing it???

For a "home gamer" as it says on the label "FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY", it is built very nicely. I like it, I want to use it.

Somebody has been inside this thing fairly recently. The single screw holding the rear housing was forced in cockeyed, I oiled the threads and carefully forced it in than out than in again straight.
And it has two modern orange Marrette connectors in there.

It has very old masking tape wrapped around the lamination holding the wiring down, I really doubt the company would put paper tape on something that would get hot.

 

[RoninB4]

-Without photos showing the broken screw location it's difficult to offer advice. If you were close by I could probably set the saw in the Bridgeport and extract the problem for free in short order. Since we don't know your location I guess that's not going to happen either.

 

[The Cobbler]

Without photos showing the broken screw

 

[Brazen Bull]

-Without photos showing the broken screw location it's difficult to offer advice. If you were close by I could probably set the saw in the Bridgeport and extract the problem for free in short order. Since we don't know your location I guess that's not going to happen either.

The photo of the broken off screw is in thread introduction.
If you can remove it, I can take out the part from the drill and mail it to you, give you some cash for your trouble.
I live in Belleville Ontario Canada.

 

[RoninB4]

The photo of the broken off screw is in thread introduction.
If you can remove it, I can take out the part from the drill and mail it to you, give you some cash for your trouble.

-Was hoping for some photo editing to show EXACTLT where the problem is. I've attached an edited photo below. If that's not it then correct and post. Check your PM's for my reply.

 

[Brazen Bull]

This is what I am referring to gentlemen.

 

[Brazen Bull]

I think this is missing some kind of collar that had another screw in it. The shiny part of the rod tells me something like that was there AND I saw pictures of the same model with something on it.
I think the yahoo who owned this lost that collar, and had trouble getting the blade to stay put without it, and kept tightening the screw until it broke off. Than at the scrap yard the goons there cut the copper wire off, threw it down on the ground and snapped the blade off.

I'm wondering if a solution is to drill out the stump of the screw, drill out the messed up threads, than tap it for a new screw.
But I don't have a tap set or a v-block for my drill press.

 

[The Cobbler]

drill out the stump of the screw

it will likely be a hardened screw & near impossible to drill