Tom Farrell wrote:


Incidentally, can you shed any light on what's the *point* of the
slant needle machines? From an engineering perspective it would seem
like a bad idea to me...

Tom Farrell
http://www.SewingWithTom.com/

Supposedly it was to make the work easier to see as you
sewed. It works just fine, I have several machines with
the slant needle. My 301s and 401s, and a 403 and 404
that I had and gave away/sold. IIRC, Touch & Swears are
slant needle, too.
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