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Old 01-19-2010, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by cindyg
The cleaning and maintenance may cost you more than a new machine. I think I'd take that $25 and tuck it away somewhere and keep adding to it until I had enough money to buy a new machine of my choice. If it's free though, it wouldn't hurt to get it and try working on it yourself. If it's not a go in a short time, you can always ditch it.
The machine was free and it isn't something major like I thought it might be. Just a matter of the lever not staying put when in the middle position. Should be an easy enough fix. Went tonight and got it before the ice storm hits :( Hope that DH makes it home before it gets really bad in the am. :)
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Old 01-19-2010, 09:13 PM
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Hey as long as it stitches nicely, you can play with it and adjust your sewing line to get the seam you need ! :wink: Have fun :lol:
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Old 01-19-2010, 09:35 PM
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Nice machine tigger, I googled it and I'd say you have a good deal there.
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:25 AM
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Free is always a good price - I can't see where you could go wrong. You can sew with the needle to the left and not hurt a thing. I have a 45 yr. old Singer 328K and the needle can be left - center - right .
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Old 01-20-2010, 12:33 PM
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well....since the machine was free....I let my 22 yo son take it apart. Guess What?? It was something so simple to fix. All he had to do was push one piece back into place and now the needle will stay where it is supposed to....left/right/middle. Doing the happy dance now. Cleaned it up while we had it apart also. It certainly seems like a nice little machine and not huge and heave like my old centennial. The centennial is made of some sort of metal and is super heavy to try to move. Free turned out to be so way cool this time. I guess I got lucky :D
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WOO HOO !!!!! Doing the happy dance for you :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Free is always a good price! If things pick up for you with finances, you canb still use it as a trade-in.
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
Free is always a good price! If things pick up for you with finances, you canb still use it as a trade-in.
That would be awesome...Never thought of that. Thank you for the great suggestion. I really appreciate it and am hoping that I get back to work soon.
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