Originally Posted by
DOTTYMO
If you switch the machine off to cut or press during a sewing section you loose the machine settings and have to reprogram again. There is the chance you forget to reset then seams and stitch lengths will vary making it difficult to match later.
keep mine on all day when sewing.
I have a Janome 8900 and it reverts to default settings when it is turned off so I never turn it off once it is set until I know I'm going to leave the room for a while. I never turn it off just to cut or press. I do have it on a surge protector because of Florida lightening.
I have had this machine less than a year and my 37 year old Viking which has sewn miles and miles doesn't have an on/off switch for the machine, just for the light. I do leave the light on for pressing/cutting and if I'm going to be gone for any length of time I turn the light off. I've never had to replace the bulb. The same goes with my Featherweight machines.
I don't worry about lights burning out. They are readily available, easy to change and relatively inexpensive.