stop start button or foot pedal?
04-16-2014, 06:49 AM
#22
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luana, yes, you are right about your hand having to leave your work when you use the start/stop button. That's just about the only thing I preferred about my Pfaff over my BabyLock. On the Pfaff you could press the button and then tap the foot pedal to get it to stop. I LOVED that feature. I use the foot pedal for regular sewing, and the start/stop button for FMQ'ing so I get a regular speed, but every time I have to lift a hand to press that button I grumble.
04-16-2014, 07:31 AM
#24
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I use the on off button all of the time - except FMQ. I am surprised to hear that some of you use the start stop button when FMQ.. maybe I have to revisit that. I like the idea of the constant speed... but letting a hand off my project when I am FMQ to hit the stop button gives me a heart attack 
04-16-2014, 11:03 AM
#25
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Location: Syracuse, Kansas
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I developed bursitis in my right hip and had to much pain using the foot pedal. I changed to left foot but that wasn't very smooth. I started using the start stop button and have adjusted to that. My speed adjust is just above the start/stop button so I can use it easily. In fact my last machine I bought , one of the reasons I purchased it, was because of the start/stop button.
04-16-2014, 11:06 AM
#26
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Location: Ridgefield WA
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Yes, and that's why I didn't like the one on a Brother machine I had. Just wish a presser foot lifter was a button or a pedal!
Originally Posted by luana
I think I am missing something. If you use the start/stop button, don't your hands (or a finger) need to leave your work while you reach for it? Especially when I am FMQ, I like both hands on my work when the machine starts, so I use the pedal. When I applique I need both hands on my work and sometimes go one stitch at a time, so I use the pedal. I am very interested in the advantages of the start/stop button because lots of you use it, and I don't want to miss out.
04-16-2014, 01:47 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
Each has it's benefits. I tend to use my foot pedal mostly because I like to keep my hands on my fabric. My 1/4" seams are really inconsistent when I start moving my hands off the fabric as I get to the end of a seam. I really enjoy using the foot pedal for slow sewing then racing as I go down an easy seam. It's all about preferences. Like many others I am really enjoying the pressure foot lift when you stop sewing with the foot pedal. I'm not sure you have that function with the button. It's especially helpful with Paper Piecing.
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