watterstide

A "Face plate" is the plate you unscrew, usually it is metal. you clean that area out..alot of fuz builds up under the face plate from thread. it is apart of the "arm".

i have always thought of the faceplate as being on the bed of the machine,under the needle,shank! until now!on top load bobbin models,like mine, i remove the plate to get to the bobbin area, to clean and oil my machine

it is also a "throat plate, needle plate...

hope this helps, and doesn't confuse you..like it did me,just now, while i was searching for pictures for you!

sewcrafty

I have the 6600 and its got a high shank.

watterstide

the 6600 is the except to the rule with the janomes..i have one also.
and i had a quiltshop order me a "bigfoot",and it was a low shank..and it was wrong! most are low shank..except ours!

Shibori

which Janome do you have? mine is low shank and most of the feet snap onto the little bar on the back of the shank piece.

dsb38327

When am I going to 'need to know' what 'shank' my machine is?
Sounds like I will need to know if I want to purchase additional feet that didn't come with the machine.
Don't know.
There is a lot of excellent information in this post. I hope my brain can remember everything I learn on the quiltingboard. So much!

Pam

Yes, you do need to know what type shank your machine receives! I have a Bernina, so I had to buy a special adaptor so that I could use other manufacturers feet. With the adaptor, I have a low shank, and can and do use vintage feet on my machine that were intended for old Singers!

mpeters1200

I need to get out my ruler and put my presser foot down and get to measuring. I would just about bet that it's a low shank.

I found a ton of darning feet on Ebay all stating they are NIB from 15.00 to 50.00. I think that big 50.00 one is for the 6000 or 6600, whichever ones you were talking about earlier.

This is great. Lots of links to look at.

That is why I love this board. I can post a question and be honest that I know NOTHING and look at all this information!!

I bookmarked this thread so I can keep track of that diagram...it's a bit confusing, but I get it enough not to be afraid of it.

sewcrafty

Didn't realize that!!! Thanks.

You do realize that except for the darning and walking foot, if your machine has it, you can use the generic snap on feet. Works for me. :-D

watterstide

i got a whole set of feet with my 6600..and one accufeed foot..i bought 2 more for her.
then when i went back to the dealer and bought the janome jem platinum for traveling..all the regular feet were interchangable! Bonus! all i had to buy,was a second 1/4", to keep and have with both machines.

make sure when you buy a 1/4" foot off the rack or on line..that you have the right one! Janome carries two different one, meaning the hole is different..one is just a hole, and one is a hole and a little more cut out to the right of the original hole.
my girlfriend went and bought the wrong 1/4" for her jem, and bent the shaft,she had the wrong one.
be sure to ask your dealer, tell them what you have and they will get you the right one. i can take a picute of the foot with the correct hole if anyone wants me to.

gaigai

Janome is a low shank machine. However, a note of caution here before you buy a foot other than at your dealer. There are two different quarter inch feet. They are for different types of machines. I have a Memory Craft 4000. When I took it in for servicing (such a great machine, I've had it 17 years and only had it in twice!) I got a really low end Janome loaner. I think it was a Gem, a discontinued model. I told them I had a quarter inch foot, but was told that mine would not work on it. One is for an "oscillating" machine, and the other for a ? machine. Anyhow, my foot DID fit on that machine, but they showed me how it could damage the needle and the timing if it were used on the wrong machine.

I would go to the dealer, tell him "I want a quarter inch foot for a XYZ machine." And if he tries to sell you something, be RUDE and interrupt and say, "I am not interested in ANYTHING but this foot. Do you want to sell it to me or should I go elsewhere?".

You can also go directly to the Janome webside and dowload a manual for your particular machine. That should tell you the foot type you need too. Good luck.