learing to do it yourself can be done, depending on your desire
lots of helps here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pain...m=122&ie=UTF-8
this guy has been doing featherweights for awhile
http://www.featherweightsincolor.com/
more
http://www.roxannequilts.com/featherweights.html
I think there are quite a few people doing it now. My machines are all in great shape, but if I had a good runner with crap finish I'd tackle it for sure. Especially considering what people are charging.
There are numerous threads in the vintage machine forum where members have brought back machines from the dead zone
http://theoldsewingmachineman.com/ a florida guy