My Bernina walking foot quit on me!
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My Bernina walking foot quit on me! :(
I thought that I may have bent it or wasn't attaching it properly - needles kept breaking - so I took it to my LQS and the dealer tested it and found that it wasn't engaging - she said that it may have just worn out! I didn't want to order another but had no choice since I was in the middle of a project and had to get it done. It was old but I didn't know that they could break or wear out.
Has anyone ever had this happen to them? Do you know if they are fixable?
I thought that I may have bent it or wasn't attaching it properly - needles kept breaking - so I took it to my LQS and the dealer tested it and found that it wasn't engaging - she said that it may have just worn out! I didn't want to order another but had no choice since I was in the middle of a project and had to get it done. It was old but I didn't know that they could break or wear out.
Has anyone ever had this happen to them? Do you know if they are fixable?
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Holy cow, I have had mine for 15 years, at least, and I use it alot! I paid $80 for it and I am hoping to get my $'s worth out of it. I figure another 50 years should about do it. By then I probably really won't care if my fabrics are feeding evenly, but I WILL still be quilting.
I do brush mine off for lint and oil everything that looks like it needs oil.
I do brush mine off for lint and oil everything that looks like it needs oil.
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I picked up the new one yesterday so now I'm ready to stitch :) - unfortunately my fabric budget will be extremely limited to only essentials for awhile. Oh well, life has its ups and downs ;) - get to use my stash!! :)
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My story is worse. I had a brand new Bernina walking foot and was using it for the first time on a pin-basted quilt. I missed a pin and missed seeing that the back of the walking foot had got caught on the pin. It broke a spring inside the foot. Took it back to the Bernina dealer and all they did was offer to sell me a new one at full price. (I bought another one elsewhere.) My dh could probably have fixed the old foot if I could have gotten a replacement spring for it. Suppose there isn't much demand for them, though.
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