Originally Posted by
DonnaMiller
DH says a good 201 can outlast 4 ladies. We'll see.
I think it's probably so, if those corkscrew mesh gears get lubricated and everything is oiled and tuned I doubt it should wear out with regular daily use. When they will eventually wear out, and I wonder which parts takes the hardest strain. The motor? The belted machines can have new motors fitted. If a 201 ran continously 24-7 how many years would it last? I have seen the most beat up poorly 201s hardly turning, when cleaned up and oiled they keep on stitching.