Originally Posted by
Rocsew
One that comes to mind is the Singer 285, which was a 3/4 sized machine that looked very similar to the 185, but had a cheap, noisy, rack and pinion hook drive mechanism.
But I love mine! It is so cute and blue! It sews fast (although I found out that the mystery dial on the Necchi Lydia is a speed control, so now it has competition.)It isn't as noisy as rumored, and when freshly oiled isn't any worse than say, the Necchi. I think the case its in is the problem there, though.