Originally Posted by
alaska_guy
The bobbin case was jammed! I went through the manual and showed the wife the proper way to align it. Hopefully it's trouble free from here on out! It's been a great machine for the $50 I paid. Thanks again for the help.
I have backed off on adopting more of the mechanical sewing machines, running out of room. One of the problems I have seen is finding parts of a broken needle down in the area of the bobbin case. When I have been sewing with a group, and someone is using the sewing machine that belongs to our hostess, I encourage using a tissue or small piece of white fabric to cover the bobbin area when changing a needle.
I agree with cashs-mom on the 301. I have never found anything negative about that model of machine.