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Originally Posted by IrishNY

I've never heard of a time limit a machine is supposed to be used per week. It would be like telling your car can only drive 100 miles a week. That makes no sense. Am I the only one who thinks the dealer is giving you a line?

You got a point there!! Gee when I am embroidering, I may have it going 10 hrs straight. Only break it gets is thread change or re hooping.

check your local good will . uaually they are older machines but if they work . infact my fw was born 1946 i love it. Good will will let you try the machine before you buy it and they do have a return policy. I just bought a singer 301 for $8.39 not what your looking for but I wanted it. good luck. also post a not at grocery store most all of them have a some kinda of wanted or for sale board .

check your local good will . uaually they are older machines but if they work . infact my fw was born 1946 i love it. Good will will let you try the machine before you buy it and they do have a return policy. I just bought a singer 301 for $8.39 not what your looking for but I wanted it. good luck. also post a note at grocery store most all of them have a some kinda of wanted or for sale board .

I bought this 503 yesterday at the thrift store. $12.95. Sews like a dream and is quiet!!

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Originally Posted by IrishNY

I think some of the machines they make now are not made for heavy use. In talking with my OSMG (old sewing machine guy), he has indicated a difference in the machines, and a preference for the older, all metal machines. I found a kenmore (from the 50's or 60's) that uses cams for fancy stitches, is all metal, and stands up to a lot of use. You just can't beat the older machines for being built to last.

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Originally Posted by Quilt Mom

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Originally Posted by IrishNY

You said it all right there!!!! I wouldn't think of sewing heavy stuff on my Emb, machines.

I agree that many of the old machines were better quality but that means the newer ones won't last as long, not that they can only sew a certain hours per week.

Another way to say it - you will probably get fewer hours total on some of the newer machines, but it shouldn't matter whether those hours were a lot in a short period of time or fewer over a longer time period. :shock: :?:

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Originally Posted by Aunt Retta

I got a new sewing machine last year. It is a Bernette 65. Twice now the timing has gone out. I took the machine to get it fixed, and the repairman tells me it keeps having problems because it was meant to be used 5 to 10 hours a week. I sew more like 30 hours a week.

I really don't have much money. I am disabled with Kidney disease, which is very expensive. Any way what I would like for a machine is a long arm, with lots of different stitches, with embroidery etc. But finances as they are I am very limited. I have been saving for a small laptop computer, and an I-pod. But could use that on a machine if I need to in order to be able to continue my sewing without so many repairs or time with my machine in the shop. I found at JoAnns a Singer machine that looked small and strurdy. It says Heavy Duty right on the machine, and it was only $199. Does any one have any feelings about would this machine hold up to 30+hours of sewing a week?

He sounds like a lazy repairman! Machines should not have a meter! Can't imagine the machine knowing how many hours it's used.