what is the difference between Singer 301 and the 404?
#1
what is the difference between Singer 301 and the 404?
They appear to be identical to me, is it just the age? What years was the 404 made?
Or is this model not a slant stitch? I can't really tell from the online manual.
thanks!
Or is this model not a slant stitch? I can't really tell from the online manual.
thanks!
#4
thank you both
One other difference..One to two hundred dollars
I'm thrilled!!
I'm going to go get it around 10 am.
Rob is retiring soon and I thought I'd check with guilds in the areas he is fly fishing and maybe get in on some classes or at least a sit and stitch at some shops.
I asked the owner to weigh it, 18 pounds, so lighter is really a moot point.
Thanks again!
One other difference..One to two hundred dollars
I'm thrilled!!
I'm going to go get it around 10 am.
Rob is retiring soon and I thought I'd check with guilds in the areas he is fly fishing and maybe get in on some classes or at least a sit and stitch at some shops.
I asked the owner to weigh it, 18 pounds, so lighter is really a moot point.
Thanks again!
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The 301 is a more flexible machine and is a better design. Much better at FMQing due to the vertical bobbin assembly and the ability to drop the feed dogs(which the 404 doesn't have). If you're planning on getting a second machine for quilting, you really should go with the 301, IMHO.
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#10
Goof proof. How did you know?
I am absolutely in love. It is nearly silent running
Born in 1960.
Will all the research I've done on the 301, and the months and months of looking for one, I never once heard of the 404.
Thank you all again for your comments, much appreciated!
Sharyn
I am absolutely in love. It is nearly silent running
Born in 1960.
Will all the research I've done on the 301, and the months and months of looking for one, I never once heard of the 404.
Thank you all again for your comments, much appreciated!
Sharyn
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