Originally Posted by
thepolyparrot
It's going to be louder (maybe even a lot louder) than your 15 or 301 - but it's hard to tell without actually listening to it whether it's normal noise or "something's sticking in here" noise.
It's mainly the belt area that's noisy. I've tried adjusting the belt, and it still is noisy when I start to sew, but when I put on the gas it's fine. The machine also vibrates quite a bit. Very similar to the vibration of the 99, which is the same body type. If I could get the area to stop being so noisy, I'd be happier with it.