No regrets. Never!
(Nothing so futile as regret: )
I was given a 401g by a family member a couple of months ago.
I got no real previous experience with 'sewing machines', but I can do basic stuff.
After checking out these Slants I'm wiser now.
(BTW I'm resident in Gloucester, UK, so bear this in mind please, all you who get a late sundown: )
My gifted 401g was missing its case because of water damage.
So I look online for a replacement & found a nice one that came along with a 401g described as 'needing attention'.
Won it, fixed it, & then needed another case: )
So it goes...
I'm now the happy owner of 2 x 401g, a 404g, & just yesterday a 411m, (Milano the M stands for, not Monza) with all the parts for chain-stitching!
No reason to regret any of it, since all of them were small beer.
I'm amazed by the build quality & sophistication of the 1950/60s slant machines.
Cam stacks & all, 50+ yeas ago???
I'm a collector of similar period bicycles, & there is a certain, (quite obvious actually...) connection between the two, I believe.
Am I a 'Suitable Case for Treatment'?
John.