OH MY GOSH. Add me to the list of "I thought I was the only one" folks! I finally broke down and bought a Featherweight a couple of years ago, from someone that I know, who claims to be a restoration expert. Well, I think she figured that because she gave me a little better price than some of the other Featherweights she has sold, she didn't have to touch this machine. Because I see her all the time, I just didn't feel comfortable backing out of the transaction (my fault totally). Anyway, I ended up with this stinky awful disgusting scratched up mess of a machine. I have put hours and hours of time into it myself, reading every single restoration article online (or so it seems). I still have the god-awful case for it wrapped up in trash bags in my basement, because the stench is so overwhelming I can't have it inside my condo or the whole place stinks.
Anyway, because of all of the above, I really just have not "bonded" with that Featherweight. I think I might resent it a little....LOL... not really but who knows?! Every once in a while I take her out and do a little piecing on her, just so she doesn't feel bad.
