Instructables user MargueritaM gives some excellent tips about learning to machine sew using an old machine. She points out some basics that make it easy to get up and running.
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Ah, but where is the link?
It’s been added to the post, but here it is additionally:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Old-Sewing-Machines-are-Hidden-Treasures/
I say get an old machine period. I run a Singer 201-2 and a 401a, and they’re perfect, and will run strong for decades.
I have that old Bernina at the back. My mom bought it with her first salary cheque back in the mid-1960s, I learned to sew on it in the 80s and it’s still going strong. Quilters have been known to drool over it. With luck, I will never need another.