I have my very own personal sewing machine repair person: my DH!!! He used to repair sewing machines for a couple of different LQS in the area until he got leukemia. He is just too tired to be out there doing all that work... Now he limits the repairs to my machines. He does a wonderful job--I never have to worry about cleaning or tune ups, because he is right here taking care of that! His oncologist said that his type of leukemia is a cancer of years, not months, so I just pray that I get to keep him around for a long time...