Check the belts, bring a piece of denim like material. And sew on it. the motor should easily go through 2 or 3 layers of denim. Make sure the bobbin assembly has no rust, check out any odors in the case. check out the underside for the serial number and print out and bring info to tell you what year it was born. I have 8 featherweights, one from every decade plus a couple extras, and each works wonderfully. One machine needed lots of work, but they are easy to work on (Little stinker, as she was balky and needed lots of care, but my DH spent some time with her and now she purrs beautifullly). I love my featherweights, Little Lula, Goldie, Sexy, Little Stinker, Lucy, Della, and my aniversary present (july 10 this year) was a 1934 beautify with all attachments, her name is June Bug (born around June 1934). Finally, Sissy lives at my daughter's house.
Last edited by nhweaver; 07-13-2013 at 04:17 AM.