Originally Posted by Mamatron
I was wondering if you would buy a Featherweight that was in poor condition? The one i speak of is scratched up, missing some of the gold detail, and the biggest concern is that the belt has almost totally disintegrated and may or may not have gunked up the motor? It powers on and you can see the "thingy" spin but due to the belt's condition is does not move. Is $95 too much?
I am not sewing machine savvy other than knowing that this is a great sewing machine with metal parts so there is definitely value in it. It’s a simple machine. My DH compares it to working on an older car, they were easy to fix in comparison to today’s cars. You could post this question here
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43881-1.htm and check with your sewing machine repair person to get their input. So many on here have gotten FW’s that weren’t working and brought them back to working condition and were very happy. It could be something simple that is an easy fix. Here is another link about FW’s you might find helpful
http://singerfeatherweight221.blogsp...herweight.html I got my 1st FW in January of this year and am very happy with her. I paid $225 and she was in great shape. Had my sewing machine repairman take a look at her and she was just fine :) She purrs like a kitten and sews a beautiful straight stitch. I wouldn’t let a couple scratches on her or missing gold detail stop me from getting her.