Will I be disappointed with Janome 6500
07-03-2011, 02:44 PM
#51
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: northern, CA
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Originally Posted by Shelbie
I have had a love/hate relationship with my Janome and had a miserable dealer as well who blamed every problem on "operator error". There is a small oil wick hole under the bobbin case that tends to dry out making the bobbin case rattle, growl and even jump out of place. Once I found out about this, I oil it regularly when I clean my machine. I also found that this machine does not begin sewing easily without pulling fabric into the feed dog plate. The single hole plate helped as did using leaders. My 6500 also likes to veer off the seam line at seam junctions. I have worn off paint on the bed of the machine and around the edge of the machine and pins seem to scratch the finish easily. I also had a lot of trouble raising and lowering the feed dogs for FM quilting. Once the feed dogs were down they would not come back up into place no matter how you moved the toggle for that function. As a result the machine would not feed fabric through properly and the stitch length was always off. Another Janome dealer finally corrected that problem by adding a missing screw. I like the thread cutter, larger harp and fancy stitches. I do wish that this machine (and others) had a longer basting stitch. My old Singer 201 has a longer stitch length than my Janome 6500. There are no perfect machines out there. Learn your machine and make it work for you.
07-03-2011, 03:40 PM
#52
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: The Beautiful Willamette Valley In Oregon
Posts: 689
Don't you just hate that. As soon as you have the money to buy a great machine, a few months later an even greater machine comes out. I love my BabyLock Esante but want a newer one with even cooler features - like the auto-lift feed dog.[/quote]
I just had to comment on your love of the Babylock Esante, this is a wonderful machine. I bought one some years ago and learned to machine embroider on this model. It is so easy to use and so reliable; I never had a minute's worth of trouble with it, except the needle threader had to be repaired once. My daughter now has it and loves it just as much as I did.
I just had to comment on your love of the Babylock Esante, this is a wonderful machine. I bought one some years ago and learned to machine embroider on this model. It is so easy to use and so reliable; I never had a minute's worth of trouble with it, except the needle threader had to be repaired once. My daughter now has it and loves it just as much as I did.
07-03-2011, 05:32 PM
#54
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: N Texas
Posts: 1,134
I love my 6600P. I did not test drive the 6500. A friend told me to get a xxxx. I thought she said 6600. LOLs she said 6500 cause that is what she has and she had not experienced the 6600. When she saw my machine in action and then tried it she agreed it was a sweet machine. The accufeed is wonderful! I am sew happy with my 6600P and would suggest it to any quilter.
07-03-2011, 06:37 PM
#56
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Augusta, Maine
Posts: 666
Originally Posted by DarleneW
I bought my 6600 several years ago when I retired and got into quilting as my main hobby/activity. I have never taken the foot petal out of the box as I use the stop and start button exclusively and I too love the scissors. My needle threader is getting a work out due to my vision making threading the needle by hand more difficult with age. I love my walking foot and use it and have never had a wrinkle in the back. I love the extra room on the bed of the machine. I am not interested in getting the 7700 as I think it is to much money for a couple more inches.
07-03-2011, 07:03 PM
#58
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
Buying a machine is like buying a car. You have to test drive to see if it works for you. Once you decide on the brand and model, you will probably wish you had this feature or that feature, but for the most part, you'll be happy with your new machine.
I found out that Janome is not for me - I went with Babylock instead.
Hope you two will be very happy.
I found out that Janome is not for me - I went with Babylock instead.
Hope you two will be very happy.
07-03-2011, 10:33 PM
#60
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 380
Just so you know...they had a limited edition Bernina's at the Essex Junction quilt expo that cost $10,500 on sale. What could make a machine cost so much? Did I misread the price? about 40 years ago I bought a machine from a newspaper by paying $20 a month. It probably cast $100. When it came it weighed a ton. I think it was made if iron. I never sewed on it because I bought a Kenmore.
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