Hi guys... newbie alert, hehe. I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct area of this forum or if this forum is even the right place to post - I'm sure you don't get many questions about sewing machines . I'm a retired civil engineer, so not a total dumbo. I'm an avid seamstress/dressmaker, have a fabulous sewing machine (Bernina 1008) and have been sewing for around 50 years. A young friend of mine purchased a cheapish sewing machine a few years ago and she's just mentioned to me that it has no on/off switch. If she wants to do something else for a few minutes, she has to pull out the power plug as there is no on/off switch physically on the machine (I'm not talking about the mains wall switch). Now, I can understand a very old sewing machine having no on/off switch as it was probably constructed before the electrical safety rules were introduced here in the UK, but a modern machine? I've been thinking about other electrical devices in my home and the only items with no on/off switches are: my electric toothbrush, my telephone handset and mobile phone, tablet & kindle chargers.
Do you guys think an electric sewing machine ought to have this switch or am I worrying unnecessarily? All I know about the machine is its make and model but I can't find out anything else about it, apart from that it's been recently discontinued - Cooper Pro 27 Auto Threader. NB I'm well aware of Cooper's (lack of) reputation, unfortunately my friend wasn't aware of this when she bought the machine.
Many thanks
GLM
Do you guys think an electric sewing machine ought to have this switch or am I worrying unnecessarily? All I know about the machine is its make and model but I can't find out anything else about it, apart from that it's been recently discontinued - Cooper Pro 27 Auto Threader. NB I'm well aware of Cooper's (lack of) reputation, unfortunately my friend wasn't aware of this when she bought the machine.
Many thanks
GLM