Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Nothing but glowing reviews there, but here's another opinion:
Bill Holman who runs the VintageSingers group at Yahoogroups, absolutely hates that machine. He is an old Singer man from way back... He says it was designed poorly with no way to adjust the hook closer to the needle for sewing on fine things like knits and lingerie. So they skip sts on lightweight fabrics. He said he'd seen people bringing them in for repair for that reason, for years, and there was no way to fix it except that they bought an aftermarket "knit kit" to be installed. He felt the kit should have been done as a recall, not make people pay for it to make the machine work as it should have in the first place. He also said the motor on those was "akin to a hamster in a cage."
I have no dog in this fight, don't own a 328. I just wanted to pass along another opinion to consider, since you asked. :-)
And I thank you kindly, Sewbizgirl. Wow, very interesting OMG (old machine guy) info/view. I checked on ebay, saw that there were not a whole lot of them out there, only 3, ranging from $50 to $300. A set of 31 cams for the machine costs $80, or $8-$10 a piece. Makes me wonder if the reason there are not so many of them 'out there' is simply because they've been trashed much more frequently than the old vintage ones. Funny, I belong to the vintage singer yahoo group, and never seem to get answers to questions on there.. lol. I'll go hunt them up some...
But for now, and speaking of dogs, I think I will let this 'sleeping dog' lie. I only have room for so many machines, I want them to be the right ones. If anyone ELSE on this thread wants the machine, I'll go get it/hold it for you. It's at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Military Trail, W. Palm Beach, FLorida.
Thanks all...