Universal needles? I'm surprised, I expected it to like topstitch! I think I just got rid of a bunch of universal needles too, I don't normally use those. Figures!
Do you bother with titanium needles? I thought the higher speed might mean a titanium needle would last better, but they're so much more expensive than the standard Organ needles I buy (about $1.25 per needle vs about 10 cents) that I'm not sure the extra longevity would actually translate to any savings. Might be more convenient to change the needle less often, I guess, but that's not really hard to do.
Thanks for the tip about the bobbin, I'll watch for that. Do you use pre-wound bobbins in yours? I picked up some Fil-TEC pre-wounds yesterday to try them out in comparison to what the machine will wind. I've heard that a lot of pre-wound bobbins have more consistent tension than what I'll get if I wind them myself - do you notice any tension issues with bobbins you wind yourself?
I'm still working on making space for that mondo table it comes in. I'm surprised at how much "stuff" has accumulated in my sewing room, too! That room is definitely overdue for a deep cleaning and thorough reorganization. It's going to be really cramped with the new machine, so I need to get rid of as much "extra" stuff as possible. DH doesn't know it yet, but I've started taking over the hall closet, LOL.
Oiling each time I use it won't be too bad - I am aware that's required for this machine and I have several vintage machines that I oil every time I use them anyway, so that won't be too hard of a habit for me to get in to. I think it's pretty cool that the machine has built-in videos for how to do everything. Clever!