quote=k3n]I deleted my earlier post but I just have to say that while I'm sorry some of you have issues, I have a 6600 on which I FMQ both with the supplied red dot case and hopping FMQ foot and the blue dot case and adjustable foot with NEVER a problem!!! I use my machine up to 8 hours a day and it has never let me down. So I am guessing that you few are unfortunate enough to have been supplied with faulty machines OR it is operator error or you are using sub standard supplies. I am a bit fed up with reading that this is an inherent Janome fault, I and many others use their machines with no problems at all.[/quote] :cry:[/quote]
k3n - I know lots of Janome users are very happy, which is why I haven't yet given up on thoughts of a 6600. I WANT to like it! But I'm afraid there's no denying that at least a proportion of Janome machines DO have tension issues that are not operator error - as I said previously, I've tried several other machines in order to make sure it's not me who's at fault. And it's interesting that others have responded to this thread with similar comments. Even my dealer now admits there's an issue. If there isn't a problem, why did Janome bring out the blue dot case? As far as I'm aware, no other manufacturer has felt the need to do this.
I really envy those of you who have Janome machines that work as they should, and I'm doing everything I can to make mine be one of them - it's a superb machine for piecing, obviously basically a beautiful piece of engineering, and I'm very reluctant to abandon Janome, which is why I'm persevering in trying to find a way forward. Please understand that the cost of a 6600 would be a major outlay for me - as was the 4800. When I bought that, I didn't expect to have to buy another one so soon. I HAVE to have a machine that I can trust to do what it claims to do, and mine never has.
Perhaps you could tell me where you set the tension on your 6600 when doing FMQ with either the red or blue cases?