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I saved a $124.00 this afternoon

Old 10-29-2010, 06:33 PM
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You all know Paco, my embroidery machine. Well he developed a very nasty case of the hiccups.

The tension went out of whack. I did the adjustments suggested in his manual, nothing changed.

So I called the local Brother repair place, explained what was going on. She promptly tells me it will cost $124.00 to look him over and fix the problem. And that their turnaround time is a week out.

Well after supper, I went back into to have a chat with ol' Paco. I took the bobbin area apart once again. Set the tension back to where it was originally, set the top tension back.

And what do I spy??????

A tiny piece of lint the size of a little silver pinhead. Stuck between the plastic case and the metal area the thread slips through. I pulled it out with a pair of tweezers. Put everything back together, loaded a clean hoop and tried again.....SUCCESS !!!

Paco no longer has the hiccups.
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:34 PM
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Cool beans! Good for you!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:41 PM
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SO validating when that happens, when you’re able to conquer something yourself!
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:46 PM
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Viva la Paco!
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:47 PM
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Wow, you just made $124.00 this afternoon. Great job and time to go shopping with all that money you saved.
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:48 PM
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Congrats!
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:51 PM
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Cool! Now what are you going to do with the money you saved??
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:54 PM
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Congrats! I love saving money.
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:59 PM
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Wow. Good for you. Doesn't it make you feel smart when you are able to solve a problem all by yourself? It does me.
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Old 10-29-2010, 07:19 PM
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May I suggest you spend your savings on fabric.
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