mac

Oh, isn't it funny how things work out and fall into place just at the right time.

I've lived in my house for almost 40 years and I am sure that if I ever give my garage a good cleaning, I am going to find some golden nuggets that I have forgotten about. Yesterday, my garage gave up one of its golden nuggets. I was putting some things away and I just noticed a flat box on the top shelf that I hadn't noticed before. Curiosity made me look inside and lo and behold I found one of those clear plastic sewing table extenders. I thought I must have bought it for my Bernina, but why would I put it in the garage and not use it? Then it hit me, I bought it from a friend for $20 about 5 years ago and it was suppose to fit a Viking sewing machine. I sold that Viking sewing machine to another friend's sister that was just taking up quilting.

What a find. I'm going to take it over to TAP plastic to have them cut out a bigger hole to fit the 6600. Those tables are pretty expensive nowadays and I think that the cut will be very nominal in comparison to buying a new table.

mac

Thanks, Pamela, this is a great tutorial. My wooden table that I was thinking of using is very similar to the kind she said to use. I guess this will be my next DIY project. But, in the meantime I'll have the plastic extender table that I found to use. Things are just falling into place.

By the way, I have been pricing all of the things I need for the machine and WOW what a wide range of prices for the same thing. The foot pedal sells any where from $69 to $110. The feet prices are a little closer, however. Even the power cord sells for $10 at one store and $20 at another. I've made a chart in Excel of who sells what and for how much so that I can purchase at the best possible prices. It looks like I will have to buy what I need a little at a time.

themachinelady

If it has the start/stop button you don't need a foot pedal to use it. I use the start/stop button on my machine all the time and don't even get the foot pedal out.

mac

Hi everyone:

I just picked up all the parts for my 6600. The gentleman that sold me the parts tested out the machine and it purrs like a lion. I would say a kitten, but this machine has POWER. I am really impressed; it makes my Bernina 1530 seem like a kid's toy now. I'm really excited to learn about all the bells and whistles with this machine, as I also purchased several of the AcuFeed feet, including the blue dot bobbin holder.

One surprising thing about the machine was when the sewing machine plate was taken off, to expose the bobbin holder, the machine was as clean as a whistle, there wasn't one speck of dust or lint in the machine. If the outside of the machine didn't look like it was well-used, I would say that no one has sewn with this machine at all. I've never seen such a clean inside. It seems when you clean out your machine from the dust and lint, it still looks like it has been used. So, I was very surprised to see it so ultra-clean on the inside.

Thank you, everyone, for your great feed-back and well-wishes and letting me know not to worry about buying a pig-in-a-poke. It all turned out really well and I am looking forward to sewing my next quilt.

jazzelise

I have a 6600 and love it. That was a good price even if you have to have it checked out. You can get accessories
just about anyplace. Look on eBay. I have a friend that paid $800 for a used one with all the normal accessories and she loves it. I have two Janomes. Just get a Janome dealer to fix it if needed.

franklindixie

Heck NO! Even at $442, you got a steal! The 6600 is a tank. It will see thru anything & will last forever with very little maintenance. Do yourself a favor & have your local service center give it a "once over"...use good quality (non linty) thread & your new BFF will perform like the workhouse it is. Pat yourself on the back for getting "such a deal" 😃. Enjoy!

sewnclog

Try this site. They have all sorts of items for different type machines. You could pick the feet you would use first and add to your foot collection as you need them.
http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/janome-sewing-machines.php

spaghettimom

I love mine; just bought one for my oldest daughter and she is LUV with it. It replaced by Pfaff I lost in our house fire 5 years ago but I've been happy with this Janome. I hope you're pleasantly surprised once you get it working.

Michellesews

I had one and it was a work horse. I sold it to a friend and missed it so much I went and bought the 6500 because I couldn't afford another 6600. If it works, you got a steal of a deal!

almond

I have had a 6600 since they started making them! I have tried other machines and always go back to my 6600. I love it! Hope it works out for you!