Well I am now going to use my Janome 9000 for today, My Babylock Esante is making a weird noise..... so I am going to have to take a look at her and see if I can fix... But I think I will be better off taking her to the "doctor" for her maintenance... I have not sewn with my Janome....... I have the 8000 that I have used forever and this one I just never need her... so she will earn her keep today..........

I know the feeling about the Janome 8000. I really did love mine but used the 9000 after I got it. My "8" sat for awhile and it lost it's mind. Too expensive to fix even if they could find parts (boards) for it. :O(