Dan the eclectic
in Alaska,
I like that ...
Dan, I'm in the same boat. I have so many machines I like that I don't have a go-to machine. Sometimes my sewing projects get stimied cos I can't decide which machine I want to use.
Anyway, the needle situation with the 306 can be remedied. Forum member ManicMike has discussed it several times.
I finally got a spare bobbin case to do the modification on and I will report on it when I'm done.
As for the thread preference, I've run into that too. Sometimes a complete tension readjustment will fix it, sometimes not.
There are some early Singer and others brands ZZs that are treadleable, but the one I want is the 206. It looks like the old black straight stitch machines and looks right at home in a treadle. But so far I haven't had any luck latching on to one.
Joe