:D :D Thank you Wendy...
That explains it all.....
I had 2 singer machines before and couldn't understand why SINGER was so famous for being good...Both of them were horrible.....
I finally switched to kenmore (worked well for good 15 years and then the gear broke )....we have been looking everywhere and couldn't get the gear...DH promise to actually "make me a gear for this machine)...while its waiting...I swithed to Brother machines....They are my best option now...
No singer for me.....never again.....
Thanks a lot for the article....