Sticker Shock, took sewing machine in for maintenance
03-08-2012, 09:21 PM
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That makes the Bernina Dealer I phoned here in Indianapolis sound pretty good. I asked for a "well-baby" check up; basic cleaning and oiling = 79.95 before any extras. Back in Roanoke, VA it is about that; my problem was I did not want to be without it for 2 weeks. So your price does seem riduculous. Mine is a computerized and 16 years old. But good.( A Bernina 1530)
03-08-2012, 11:16 PM
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I pay $80 for my regular computerized machines, for my big honker combo embroidery/sewing machine I pay $130. Can you shop around? You might be able to find a better price. That seems a little steep and I live in CA where it seems everything is higher than everywhere else.
03-09-2012, 08:49 AM
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I pay $80 for my regular computerized machines, for my big honker combo embroidery/sewing machine I pay $130. Can you shop around? You might be able to find a better price. That seems a little steep and I live in CA where it seems everything is higher than everywhere else.
03-09-2012, 11:44 AM
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Oooh Ouch. I took my Elna 7300 in for maintenance. She sure needed it because I purchased her three years ago and had never had her cleaned and serviced. Price is going to be $162.00 not including tax and any parts if needed. Makes me LOVE my vintage machine even more. That is more money than an oil change and service for my truck.
03-09-2012, 11:55 AM
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I have the same machine, and I also purchased her about three years ago! I just called a local shop the other day to find out what it costs to have it serviced, and it was around $89 - he charges more for the computerized ones. I'm not having any problems with mine, and he said they should be serviced every 3-5 years. I clean mine out as completely as I can, but I wouldn't know what to do beyond that.
03-09-2012, 12:07 PM
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That is good to know King's Daughter. The one thing I do is to put a drop of machine oil in the middle of the bobbin case every so often and occasionally wipe off the presser bar with an oiled swab. I have made three corduroy squares quilts in the past year and am planning another one. The cord quilts create a lot of lint and I just wanted to make sure my machine was cleaned out before I started another.
03-09-2012, 12:07 PM
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That is good to know King's Daughter. The one thing I do is to put a drop of machine oil in the middle of the bobbin case every so often and occasionally wipe off the presser bar with an oiled swab. I have made three corduroy squares quilts in the past year and am planning another one. The cord quilts create a lot of lint and I just wanted to make sure my machine was cleaned out before I started another.
03-09-2012, 03:33 PM
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I love my Elna 7300. It is the third one I have owned. I started with an old green Elna that was given to me by my first husband's grandmother. I traded it in on an Elna SU Air Electronic about 30 years ago which I still have and use.
03-09-2012, 03:54 PM
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Wow, I am a slacker. I have singer machine my husband bought me about 17 years ago. Never had it serviced, first time I had to take it apart and clean and oil it was last year. Before that I never cleaned it or oiled. My newer machines I clean and oil about every other project now.
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