MeadowMist

Thank you all for your answers. Kind of funny, but I didn’t even realize there was actually a handle on my machine. I’ve been carrying it around by slipping my arm through the body of the machine. I don’t know why I thought this way because there is a handle on my other Janome which I’m well aware of! So now that I know there’s a handle I can carry it around a bit easier, but my, it sure is heavy. I looked up the Tutto trolley which quiltingcandy mentioned and that may be my next big purchase. The owner of my LQS mentioned getting a rolling tote but warned me they are expensive. I think it will be worth it though, for me.

MeadowMist

Can you tell me the size of your trolley and how snug your machine fits into it. The repair person at my lqs said if I get one to make sure it’s large enough so that the machine can easily be taken out or put in as they can rip easily and machine parts can get caught on the inside. If it’s too small they have the owner take the machine in and out as they don’t want to be responsible for any damage. Nor do I want to create any damage so I want to make sure it’s big enough.

KalamaQuilts

Tutto case size chart
https://www.tuttocases.com/pages/sew...ine-size-chart
I got mine years ago during a Joanns 50% off sale. I'd be hard pressed to believe the Tutto cases would rip under any normal circumstances.

re the janome hard case, it fit over the machine and the handle on the machine come through the opening on the case. so no lifting by the case, it is really just an upside down hard sock, no bottom. and the soft cases for the machines were never designed to do the lifting.
And Joanns has a row of machine carriers. and Harbor Freight has some neat boxes that fit some machines.

Lady Diana

I asked my Janome facebook group if their 6600 came with a hard plastic case.
out of 41 responses, 1 said they had a hard plastic case. She bought it 14 years ago and sold it.
Another member thought she was confused with another Janome machine....don't really know.
Most commented that many of their other Janome machines did have the hard plastic case, but not their 6600.
Another comment was, the terms case, cover, plastic cover, plastic case etc.....this was confusing until one of the ladies said the flimsy cover was a DUST COVER, not a case. What people were saying was a hard case, was the hard shell case.
I have many Janomes that came with the hard case. My 6600's were not in that group.

One another note about trollies, I bought a Dritz roller tote that has the 360 degree casters. OMG, what a dream to use.
It says the width is 18", but I snug my 6600 in tiny angle and it fits tightly. Kenssewing has a video on it. Their price is$ 79.99, but if you ask for 10% when calling in, they may give you a discount.. No tax and No shipping. (Not affiliated) But with all my machine purchases from them, I feel like I own part of that store. Ha! I bought a second one of these totes for hauling all my :stuff to stay with my husband in his hospital room for 14 days. It was a dream to wheel around.

Nesie

I love my 6600 but when I broke the spool pin when attempting to take it to a class I decided to purchase the drop in table specially made for it and have It just stay in the sewing room. I love it.

cashs_mom

I can't imagine Tuttos ripping either. The fabric and zippers are very sturdy. I'm thinking this sewing machine guy was thinking of another tote that might rip.

loisf

My 13 year old 6600, which I love, sits in its table unless I take it in for service. It came with a dust cover, no case. My Jem Platinum came with a hard case. This 12 pound workhorse is the machine I have taken to the desert in the winter for five years. It has also traveled to Hawaii five different times when we wintered there. I still have the original box that is pretty beaten up now, but its foam packing really protects the machine. What great sewing machines!

MeadowMist

I'd love to be able to find a drop in table for my Janome. I didn't know they made them but I just googled and see a few but they don't look real sturdy to me.

I remember the great wooden cabinet that came with the Singer my mother surprised me with when I was in high school (1969ish). I loved that machine, it came with cams and I loved the sturdy cabinet. I wish I still had both of those.

MeadowMist

Thanks for the info and chart. Looks like I need a monster on wheels (sounds like a kindergartener learning to ride a bike). I don't see any Tutto's on Joanns website so they must no longer sell them, too bad because their sales are good.

QuiltE

Sew Steady tables are good and sturdy.
https://www.sewsteady.com/
The legs screw on. However, you may have a leg that is held on with a suction cup, in order to remove it for access to the bobbin area (if that's the way the machine is designed).

To use in a cabinet (like your old 1969 one!) where the table hole is big enough for the machine, but not tight around the machine, you can get one without legs that lays flat on the table. I've had both styles.