Originally Posted by cmw0829
Ouch! Not a purist...just recognize the difference between the 1st generation Featherweight & the 2nd generation Featherweight. And prefer the 1st generation because it is a sound little machine that will work for you forever & ever. And 2nd generation machines are unfortunately not the dependable machine of the 1st generation. So, yes, it is labeled "Featherweight", but it is just a label & the 2 generations are light years apart in quality, dependability & function.