After reading with interest all of the comments I have decided to retrieve my FW from a packing box stored under my basement stairs. It belonged to my Mother and she made all of my clothes on it. Until reading about FW's on this site today I didn't realize how valuable they are or how much easier they would be to use instead of my Janome 4000SE. We use our Motorhome all winter, so I could travel with it. Thanks for all the suggestions.