Oh shucks! I was just teasing Leatherflea about the lint. I have a guard at my sewing rm door so noone slips in to inspect mine. Heck, I've got 13 of them to keep clean, and I wouldn't want a single one of them to be cleaner than my house!! I too, have been following this tale of travesty. So glad it is all working out. Maybe you can have the new machine and still have this lil ole Brother also. Good luck. Elvis is leaving the room.