Originally Posted by
Mitch's mom
Do any of you wonder how long the motor on your machine will last? Until the last decade or so, most home sewing machines were spec'd for garment sewing by the manufacturers. Garment sewing, as we all know, is very start and stop with rare instances of continuous sewing. Since these are the machines that were/are available, they are what we bought, with a few quilting accessories thrown in, to make them more user friendly for quilting.
Quilting using a domestic machine can be really hard on a machine motor. Do you think machines marketed to quilters have ample motors for the stress we put them through or do you think the manufacturers are using the same motors for all machines because there isn't a problem from the constant usage for quilting?
I just spent 12 hours riding in a vehicle and my thoughts wandered to this topic so I thought I'd ask.
This is exactly what my mechanic told me 40 years ago! I was going through secondhand machines every month or so. The hook broke, the race way gave way or the motor burned up. Finally he suggested I buy an industrial machine. I did burn out the first motor and he had to put in a new bigger one, but that was the last time I had it serviced. I do it myself since the motor is attached to the table and they charge mileage etc. for a visit.