Ok Joe, I don't know about anyone else on here but I amused myself by digging out my Home Depot Special telescoping magnetic wand and checked if my 301's feet were steel. I only checked this machine cuz it's my go-to main machine. Yes, the feet were all magnetic. Again, thanks for this info. I have to confess that I do use 1 plastic foot - it's my 1/4" foot but only on one machine because that's the only machine that it will work on.