Originally Posted by Sewnoma

...I'm sure not all machines handle things the same way, but personally I'm fearless with the glue -

I figure if I can crash my needle into a foot and the machine is fine, I don't see how glue could harm anything. (And I have busted at least 2 needles on this machine by doing just that; forgetting I have a single-hole foot on and switching to zig-zag. BANG, BUZZ, BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! Oops! Time to go find bits of needle...and she always sews just fine afterwards once I put a new needle in.)