Be careful if you test drive a Featherweight Sewing Machine

When I was in Shipshewana, Indiana last month I stopped by an antique shop and looked at an old Featherweight. I turned the light on it and was sewing along and all of a sudden when I raised my right arm up burnt my arm on the light bulb.

Ouch Ouch, bad blister and still looks bad now but no pain in it now.

Just be careful. I didn't buy it as I called my friend that is also on the quilting board as she has one and found out later some of the parts were missing and the guy wanted $425.00 for it.

So I will just keep looking.

Craftybear

Ouch!!! I'm glad the pain has gone away now. Hope you find a good one soon.

That is one for the bad aspects of Featherweights - its lamp gets EXTRA NOT. Have not had the problem with the 301 - hope it's not there.

I hope that you heal completely and quickly. {{{{HUGS}}}}

Too much to pay even if the parts were all there.

I don't use the light at all, I have a bendable light fixed on mine. The little bracket can be removed if necessary so as to preserve the 'vintage' aspect, but the light is a lot brighter to work with, and only gets just warm.

I see them all the time at consignment shops for 50.00 - keep looking...

Sorry you got hurt but if you'd paid that amount for it, you'd have really gotten burned :-) I live in SW IN and I'll keep my eye out and PM you when and if I find something. I got mine at a flea market for $175 with case and some attachments.

I found a bulb that fits the FW at Ace Hardware. It doesn't get as hot as the regular bulbs, not enough to blister so fast but still hot.

Wow! That's alot of Money! So glad u didnt get burned twice! So sorry u got burned even once!!!

Crafty, that's a good tip. It sure does get hot. That price was just plain silly!
You'll find one!!