If it comes with a manual, that is all I need -- I cannot remember all those points they tell me about because they are buy-me points. If someone is too gunho about selling me a machine, I wonder if it is really that great.
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For the missing manuals, go online and hunt for it there. There are a few sites
that actually charge you for them, even for downloading!! But for keeping the
customer happy, some of the companies are smart enough to have the manuals
free to download. That is what I did with my new (old) Brother that I had bought
a couple of years or so ago, and with company coming and the old machine working nicely, I stuck it in a closet. Then when I got it out recently, discovered
that I or a helpful grandkid had lost/misplaced the manual.
I downloaded it and it works nicely, and was surprised to find that I needed
different bobbins for it than the hundred or so old plastic ones I have on hand.
The manual says that using the wrong bobbin might harm the machine, but to
me they look almost the same, but still...........