ASked my DH for help, and well....
10-10-2011, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Confederate Rose
I brought a babylock last december and every time I change thread I have tension problems. I have taken it back 3 times to be worked on. Of course they never tell me the problem but they are good about repairing it. I really would like to take it back for goodbut feel too embarrassed to do so. I have a singer that I have had for ovehave thr best machiner 3o years so I think I will go back to it. My husband would never touch my machine!
10-10-2011, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by madamekelly
There are wonderful book available for working on sewing machines. Kind of like a 'Chiltons' for cars. Get him one. Quick.
10-10-2011, 07:07 PM
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Tell dear hubby your dilemma- at first he'll say it's just you but if he's a grease monkey put him to work to fix it. You may end up getting an ew machine out of this- I'd suggest scouting out an older metal model which is more solid less break down and if Hubby gets his hands on it it can be fixed 90 percent of the time by himself.
10-10-2011, 08:51 PM
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Funny . . . I have a Janome and my husband wanted to oil the darn thing too! He couldn't figure out where to oil it. Glad he stopped there . . . and I took it in to have it serviced. He has oiled my old Singer and all of his classic cars, my Kirby . . . and thought it was weird not to be able to oil my new manchine. Guys . . . can't live with them nor without them. <GGG>
10-11-2011, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
Originally Posted by tmw
some of the new machines don't need oiling????!!!
10-11-2011, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by alikat110
letting your husband do the maintanance!!!
10-11-2011, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MargeD
You haven't been married very long have you? As someone who has been married for 43 years, never let them touch your machines, unless, of course, that you know he is absolutely mechanically reclined, in that case - go ahead and ask. The one time I did ask DH for help I was trying to get my button maker to work and couldn't quite get it figured out. I was ready to go to the sewing machine shop where I bought the sewing machine, when he came in and within 3 minutes had figured out the problem. At least he hasn't held it up to my face too often. He is an engineer, so I have to put up with getting a lesson on building a clock when I ask him the time, but about the only thing he has seriously messed up has been plumbing.
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