Originally Posted by JCL in FL
I have a Viking machine and I paid a lot for it and I don't like it. What machine do you have and why do you like it? Would you buy it again?
What model of Viking do you have? What don't you like about it?
I also have a Saphire 850 but I think I got a lemon. It is four years old and I have had it in several times. I have made a few things FM but it has a tendency to jam and eyelash. I can go to town on my old Kenmore but not on this machine.If I am chain stitching it's ok but it seems the top threading jumps out if it's threading often and I have to rethread the top many times during a sewing session. I have an old Kenmore and I never had to rethread it unless I was changing color of thread. I break needles and I have never had a broken needle before I got this machine. It's very picky about what thread I use.I have a friend with a $200 Brother that runs so much better than this one. At first I thought it was just me getting use to it but I don't think so. It costs over $100.00 every time they look at it and frankly I'm disappointed. I want to love my machine.It's too old for them to take it back and I have lost confidence in Viking so I wouldn't trade in it on another one. I can't afford to go out and buy another one, this one wasn't cheap.
I have the Viking Sapphire 830 and love it. I quilt with it and decorative stitches on it. When I first got mine, it was an adjustment because it was so different than any machine I've ever used. My dealer offered unlimited lessons on it, so I brought it in a few times and learned from her how to do the common tasks I do. I think that made a big difference to me. I've also got a Featherweight that I do most of my piecing on. I do have a Singer 201 in a cabinet that is great, but I don't have anywhere to keep it set up, so it rarely gets used...it was a freebie, so I couldn't pass it up. :)