Originally Posted by cricket_iscute
I understand that the sewing machine dealers' association voted the Singer 201 the best machine EVER manufacturered.
It's a sweet machine, sews beautifully and sews just about anything.
One warning: Do NOT take apart the bobbin assembly - the area that holds the bobbin case - to clean it if you can possibly avoid it. It's a real bear to get back on. It looks like it is on, but won't sew unless you get it just so. It's very frustrating, even for the professionals. Ask me how I know!
Cricket
I learned this the hard way last week. It's actually not that hard to get back on, it's just that the instructions in the book are very poor. I finally found the key to getting it back together on the Tools For Self Reliance site.