Thanks for all your advise. I do like a lot of the features on the SQ..the foot down, the decorative stitches, etc. I'll take your advise on oiling it Bev & Mcdaniel. I haven't taken off the large plate so I will. I guess it's like getting a new car. It'll sound and behave differently. I also have a problem with the fabric being pulled into the feed dog plate at the start of a new piece of fabric. Any advise on that problem. Been sewing for 50 years and this machine has me stymied.