I have been sewing on it for a while. I received it in November last year, and had it re-wired by a friend (in which it was gone for a month).
Ever since I first sewed on it I noticed a peculiar smell, but it wasn't until the day before yesterday when the smell got really poignant. That day I was sewing on it for a few minutes without thread or fabric going from slow to fast speed, and the smell got stronger and stronger smelling. I immediately unplugged it, and tried it about half an hour later. Whenever I sew on it now the strong smell remains.
My dad thinks dust may be coming through the tape, or the tape is shedding a fiber content. He doesn't know though, as he admitted.
Last edited by Margie07; 02-09-2016 at 12:26 PM.