My husband bought me one last month for Valentines Day. I love it, but have had a lot of tension issues. I know a lot comes with practice and experience, but advise. Feel like I'm hanging on by a thread here. It will look good then suddenly it will get loose or bunch up on the back side. Mine is on a Hinterburg frame.

I have sewing machine envy! A lot of people on the board have Juki's and love them. I know someone on the board can help. Just sing a it a couple of bars of 'Getting to know you.....'

Thanks.

I had a Juki 98QE and loved it. I have a friend that had one and it burned in her house fire. I have 3 other machines so gave her my Juki.I had trouble with the tension at first so talked to a machine repair man and he told me to make sure and use the same type thread on the top and bobbin. When I did that I had no more problems.

I had tension issues at first as well, not with piecing, but on the frame. Mine seems to do well with polyester thread, and I use pre-filled bobbins usually, with no trouble at all. I needed to adjust the bottom tension on mine, and it took 1/2 a practice quilt before I got it right, but once I set it, I have done 6 more quilts with no problem, and taken it off to piece in between. If you have a repair guy you trust nearby, I would even take it to him/her to help you- for me it would be worth the cost of a visit.

Also, make sure she is oiled frequently, including a drop in the tension disk once in a while, and swab it with a q-tip. Mine acts up when she is dirty or thirsty. But I wouldn't trade her for the world. Once you make friends, you will never look back!

I did like my JUKI TL98Q but I broke it. My QBOT only is compatible with the 98Q and the 98QE.

I need to purchase a used machine. HELP PLEASE

Check your local Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist or local sewing machine repair shops.

Good Luck!

Check out the Juki Junkies videos on YouTube...they were mentioned in another thread. The Juki manuals are not easy to understand and the video on threading was really helpful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr-Gw44XN5s