Originally Posted by
WesternWilson
I bought a used Artista 170 years ago off eBay. Love that machine...it is my piecing machine. My one complaint is you can't set it for automatic needle down.
I have a great local machine tech who keeps it running in tip top condition.
Both of the 180's I have have needle down. I just looked it up and your 170 should have needle up and needle down. Its the top white button on the left of the block of buttons with little up and down arrows.