Electronic foot controlers and vintage free arm machines
When the subject of overheating foot controllers comes up many of us suggest the old carbon pile or resistor wire controller be replaced with a new electronic one. That way there is a much better control of machine speed, and the controller doesn't get hot.
So .... yesterday I go to Sew-Classic to buy an electronic controller to replace the jerky toggle switch aftermarket one on my wife's 401A and ... you guessed it .... out of stock. Nuts, I guess we told too many folks about them.
My wife does alterations on clothing. Right now she's got 30 pair of pants to shorten the legs on. She wants to use this type of stitch: ___/\___/\___/\___/\___ . I don't remember what it's called. She also needs / wants a free arm type machine. We have a few but all of them have plastic gears and innards.
The best of the bunch is the Bernina 930. The rest are Singers, the newest from around 1990 ish.
Now my question is, can some one(s) suggest an older free arm machine with this stitch built in or available as a cam that is both all metal inside, and affordable?
Joe