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If I lived in the area I'd at least look at it.

Icalled and talked to this couple. Sounds like a very nice pair! I don't quilt for hire, well only for a few select friends, I just enjoy doing my own thing. Anyway, he is going to get back with me on just the machine. I have a frame already, would just like a longer throat to put on it. I look forward to him getting back with me, as they are leaving for the holidays to spend it with ggks and gks. I, personally am very interested and all the bells and whistles aren't that important to me, since I'm still learning. Thanks for posting this!

I think it looks cool. I love the look of the old Singers. I have a Voyager 17 which I love but I wish it looked more like an antique.

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Originally Posted by jgriinke (Post 4800362)

I say, good for these people to go ahead and do something on their own. Yes, it is a stretched Singer. What's wrong with that? This is how home quilting systems are born. Someone takes an idea and runs with it. It may not have
all the bells and whistles, but for that price, do you know how many quilts that you could get done it? My dear husband is a machinist by trade and he stretched a Singer for me. It works great! If he hadn't built it for me, I wouldn't have a mid arm machine.
I don't mean to sound like a hag, but this system looks like it would work out really well. For someone just starting out with a frame, this would be a dream. Why not give them a chance?! Is't that what this country is founded on?
Sorry if I sound like I'm on a soapbox.
Merry Christmas to all.:)

Hurray...I applaud you...you beat me to it...but sure this is NO Gammill....but how do you think they got started??? Whom ever took the time to perfect this little system did so to make something THEY could easily afford and learn to use....I think it is awesome!

I've never hear of a "stretched machine". How's that done?

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Originally Posted by Candace (Post 4800417)

You the owner of the site? LOL!

No kidding. Can't help but admit same thought ran through my mind. A drop in bobbin.....yea that must be a treat to change when you have a king size quilt on the frame. Good luck to these people, but I wouldn't touch it with my long arm pole. Or another mid arm pole for that matter.

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Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy (Post 4800557)

I've never hear of a "stretched machine". How's that done?

It is where one takes a regular machine remove the housing, cut the rods and attache more rod to the middle thus in essence stretching the neck of the machine. Then putting housing back on. Some of these stretch machines have metal plates attatched to the middle to cover the stretch.

Things to ponder. Is it the origional motor? Can it handle the increase of the stretch? Keeping in mind it was designed to work with a shorter neck. Also the neck may be longer....but it isn't higher. When you roll your quilt it rolls in a circle not an oval, therefore you now can have drag. Not a good thing.

Hope this helped.

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Originally Posted by jgriinke (Post 4800362)

My dear husband is a machinist by trade and he stretched a Singer for me. It works great! If he hadn't built it for me, I wouldn't have a mid arm machine.

Do you know if there is a TUTE somewhere that shows how to do this? I tried googling it, and just found where you can ship off a machine you own, but not how to do it yourself.

Would your hubby want to write a TUTE for the QB?

Please share a pic of the machine your hubby stretched! Thanks.

I already own a machine and frame, I was just posting for others.