I've posted before but just wanted to share how I started using my start/stop button. I was having back problems and in order to sew I set up my machine on a table that I could pull up real close to my recliner. I had my feet up and of course using a foot control was out of the question. I was just sewing 2-1/2" squares together in long chains. I set the speed control to very slow at first. Pretty soon I got really good at reaching for the button without even thinking about it. Really don't notice my hand being away from my work at all. I read somewhere, maybe on the board, that most right handed people use their left hand to guide fabric anyway. Wish my little Featherweight had a start/stop button 'cause her foot control really likes to slide away plus I really don't like the button thing.