401 problem
Being the overly generous person that I am, I gave away my 401 to a young friend who wanted to learn to quilt (it was my favorite machine). I had another 401 in the closet that I had not rehabbed. I'd cleaned up the one I gave away from being totally stuck from old grease, so I figured I could do it again.
Well, it didn't work out that way. I would get it unstuck and it would be stuck again the next day. I ended up taking it to the shop. After several months, I got it back. By then, I had gotten used to my 301 and just kept using it.
Long story, short...the hand wheel is really hard to turn. I took it back, but it didn't help. I was so sure it was OK, that I just took it without checking it.
Any ideas of what the problem might be?
bkay