Step son, 44 years old, wants a sewing machine. For several years now he's wanted one, and we picked him up a Kenmore 158-13470 with most of it's attachments and owners manual a couple years ago for real cheep. He doesn't know this.
Today I went through it and really cleaned it good. Oiled it, checked it out. Tested a new button holler attachment we got for it some time back and pronounced it good to go.
We have a couple packs of brandy new Schmetz needles, and all it needs is a straight stitch presser foot and it's complete.
The thing is, he doesn't know what he wants. He's a member of the Creative Anachronism group and needs a machine to sew costumes. He's also got some upholstery to do. And when queried about weather or not he wants a ZZ machine he has no idea. We are not even sure how much experience he has with a sewing machine.
We have a bunch of machines around here, but nothing that I can really point out that would work for him, except this Kenmore. It's simple as far as a ZZ machine goes, the instructions in the manual are very simple and easy to follow. He needs that, as he has trouble following written directions.
I'm really conflicted, I'd like to give him an old straight stitch cast iron machine but I really don't have one with a reverse or back tacker I don't use here.
What to do? I've become attached to this machine. It's a keeper. All metal inside, sews great, simple to use, great instruction manual, and it sews great.
I don't wanna give it to him now. Sigh ..............
I'm a mean old step dad ..............
Joe