Guys
If the electric is all right they do some real nice free motion. You can't ask for better. As far as the tension on the nose? You don't have it is your way to look at what you are doing. I think the price is a little steep if it hasn't been rewired but those are a real nice machine. If it does need to be rewired and you have some ability, Rain has a very thorough tutorial on his blog:
http://vssmb.blogspot.com/search/label/rewiring Rain is a QB member and he has other info on his blog for these neat old machines. You can order that spool pin on line for not very much.