Originally Posted by Dodie
I have a Pfaff and a Bernina and I take mine in yearly it runs about 75.00 dollars a machine but I look at it this way how long would I run my car without an oil change and I do work my machines hard and I feel the check
ups will allow my machines to run longer
I agree wholeheartedly with Dodie here - it is preventative maintenance, just as we would do on any number of other things. I have to disagree with anyone who thinks they can clean all of the lint out of (at least the bigger machines) themselves after what I've seen. I had my main machine serviced in April, and dropped a screw down into it in June, requiring a trip to the dealer and the removal of all of the covers to get it out. I couldn't believe how much lint was in that machine! My dealer knows I'm a cleaning fanatic; I clean her out at each bobbin change. ( I was mortified; she just laughed at me, telling me she has seen much, much worse!)
I just don't understand the sentiment that everything is a rip-off; I certainly can't take my machines apart and expect them to work properly if I ever got them back together. After looking at the lint I couldn't get to after just 2 months, there is no doubt my dealer earns that money when I take my babies in :D