Champanier

This was one of last weekend's purchases. It was in one family, but used by different generations - grandmother to mother to daughter. I think the grandmother was the one who used it most. The owner demonstrated it, because she had a kid-sized chair in front of it and I was afraid if I went that low I would not be getting up again any time soon. It seemed to work fine for her, but it feels a little off to me when I use it. It's a bit slow to get started, but goes after a turn of the wheel. (It's knee lever operated.) Once it's going, it's easy to go fast, but the transition seems more abrupt than the Singers. The stitch length knob is very stiff - not sure how/where to lubricate it.

I haven't done anything to it other than wipe it off. It came with an accessory box that matches the color - very cute, along with the original manual and warranty.

The spot where the cams go looks like it has way too much grease to me. Should I clean it out? I didn't want to put the cams in and get them all greasy.

I'm not sure the tension regulator is set right. At 0, it's still tight - what I would think of as about 8 on my Singers - and it does get tighter as I increase the tension. I tried to take it off, but it didn't disassemble easily, so I stopped before I got myself into trouble.

Also, the seam guide was on the other direction, which made it lay flat, but I thought they went the way I have it in the photo. I don't think it's the right one.

I like the little "nose" button on front that turns on the light and the feed dog up and down buttons.

Does anyone have recommendations? It's not bad; I've just gotten picky.

Thanks!

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