Do you leave your sewing machine on?
03-18-2015, 07:19 AM
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I leave my machine on the entire time I'm sewing during the day. Sometimes I go off doing something completely different and then come back. Think I left my embroidery machine on for 3 days as I'd forgotten to turn it off or thought I had and didn't. Didn't go into the machine room for 3 days when I notice the light on. Hate when that happens. Machine worked fine though so that's a relief.
03-18-2015, 07:34 AM
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I have wondered the same thing.. I don't want my light bulb to burn out on me either. I usually leave mine on while I am working. If I am going to be away for awhile I turn it off. If its the weekend and I am sewing on a project the machine stays on most of the day.. even while I work on laundry and cook.... because I am always running back in to stitch for a few minutes 
03-18-2015, 07:57 AM
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Just curious why the big deal about a light burning out? They are inexpensive and easy to replace on every machine I've ever had. I leave my machine on most of the day if I'm sewing. I always turn it off at night, when leaving the house, or if I know I've finished for the day. The only time a light burned out on one of my machines was on a 1962 Pfaff that had been in regular use for over 30 years. I think the bulb cost around $4.00.
03-18-2015, 08:02 AM
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03-18-2015, 08:06 AM
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With the age of computer machines... I leave mine on all day if I am in the process. If I turn my machine off, I have to remember to reset it to the custom stitch I was using. Kind of a pain. We have a whole house surge protector, so I don't worry about that sort of thing. I just figure the machine was made to be used/on.
03-18-2015, 08:13 AM
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This is me, too.
My machine faces the wall so it's hard to see if it's still on, and I've accidentally left it on overnight before. So now I have it and my gooseneck lamp plugged into a power strip and left switched on, and I use the power strip switch to turn everything on and off. So if I'm across the room, I can tell if the sewing machine is on because the lamp is also on - much harder to forget!
My machine faces the wall so it's hard to see if it's still on, and I've accidentally left it on overnight before. So now I have it and my gooseneck lamp plugged into a power strip and left switched on, and I use the power strip switch to turn everything on and off. So if I'm across the room, I can tell if the sewing machine is on because the lamp is also on - much harder to forget!
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