Originally Posted by RugosaB
I have 4:
The first I got in the mid-80's, and love
I found out if something happens to it, thye don't really make parrts for it anymore, so I bought one sold for parts only, one that works, and one model that's 'kind of the same'
I only use one at a time, but I use it a lot, and have spares, or at least spare parts, for if it stops working
I do that too, purchase (or pick up for free) more than one of the same model vintage machine as the back up machine. Most of the time it's cheaper than buying the part online.