I had a 626 Touch n Sew and used it for years and years. Hubby replaced the gears and it was not a big job and not expensive. The hardest part was convincing Singer to order the gears for us. This was before Ebay etc. I loved the machine but finally gave it to a teen age girl who had bought a cheap machine at Walmart and was having lots of trouble with it. Since I have several other machines, I really didn't need it anymore. Now I'm spoiled with needle threaders! Having said that I do love my featherweight and 201, it's just my eyes are getting old!