Tin Lizzie
#13
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 114
Tin Lizzie went out of business. Pretty soon the parts will be difficult to find. If you want a pre-owned machine, it might be best to purchase a machine made by a manufacturer that is still in business and able to provide customer support & replacement parts. Unless, of course it is an amazing deal; and if the machine breaks, you wouldn’t mind treating the machine as disposable.
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 685
I will say, I would love an Innova or Gammil, but at 3x to 4x what I paid for my Tin Lizzie, I could not afford one without starting a long arming business. For a home hobbiest, there is no shame in buying a Ford instead of a Lexus.
#16
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,559
#17
My cousin and her SIL both had Tin Lizzie machines and both had lots of problems. They have since traded them in and both are much happier. I have no specifics of what problems they had. Also an OSMG recommended I stay away from that brand when I first started mid-arm shopping.
#19
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
Posts: 7,941
I had a HV Mega Quilter 18 made by Tin Lizzie, no computer, just the basics. It spent more time at the factory being repaired than I had it. It would be gone for 3 months each time, 3 times. All the electronics had been replaced during these visits to the factory. The 4th time it went because of a serious vibration, it came back after 2 weeks saying there was nothing wrong with it. It vibrated so bad my hands would go numb. I finally sold it for the price of the Grace frame, and now own a Handi Quilter Avante. The old adage "you get what you pay for" was very true in this instance.
#20
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: SW Minnesota
Posts: 1,120
My first long arm was a Tin Lizzie. Only had it 10 months and had to replace two stitch encoders and the main circuit board in that time. I sold it and bought an APQS that I have had No problems with in the 8 years I have had it. I would never recommend a Tin Lizzie to anyone.
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