uh oh
#1
I sat down to piece the borders of my Lonestar-Gone-Wrong quilt, and thought: "mmm... what's that funny sound?" but I continued to sew and sew and sew, and about 25% of the way through the boarder piecing, the machine made a loud KA-THUNK sound as if some internal piece of metal came off and fell down went boom (inside), and the needle apparatus just stopped. No more sewy-sewy.
Guess it's time to find the nearest/best Singer service place. And once again, this quilt becomes a UFO...
Will it EVER be done?
Now I understand why so many of you have more than one sewing machine.
-- Jillaine
p.s. my fear is that the repair will cost more than the value of the machine! :-(
p.p.s. I guess I could HAND-piece...
Guess it's time to find the nearest/best Singer service place. And once again, this quilt becomes a UFO...
Will it EVER be done?
Now I understand why so many of you have more than one sewing machine.
-- Jillaine
p.s. my fear is that the repair will cost more than the value of the machine! :-(
p.p.s. I guess I could HAND-piece...
#7
Originally Posted by Grama Lehr
So sorry, and it conks out just before the weekend!! Now, that is WRONG!! on so many levels. . . :thumbdown:
#9
Well, the sewing machine doc said it's terminal-- or rather: it would cost at least $200 to repair so I may as well get a new one.
Given that, I took her home and took her apart. The problem is a broken plastic gear that drives the feeder. See 2nd photo: broken bits.
I took as much apart as I could (easily), and saw that to replace this little plastic gear, I would have to take more of the machine apart than I'm probably capable of.
Dang!!!
Good news: I have a neighbor who is willing to give her like-new Montgomery Ward (!) sewing machine away. That should be able to hold me over for awhile.
-- Jillaine
Given that, I took her home and took her apart. The problem is a broken plastic gear that drives the feeder. See 2nd photo: broken bits.
I took as much apart as I could (easily), and saw that to replace this little plastic gear, I would have to take more of the machine apart than I'm probably capable of.
Dang!!!
Good news: I have a neighbor who is willing to give her like-new Montgomery Ward (!) sewing machine away. That should be able to hold me over for awhile.
-- Jillaine
Open heart surgery
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Bits of the broken gear
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Look for "naked" (metal) gear-base under plastic gear; naked should be "wrapped" with a plastic over-gear
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