How long has your computerized machine lasted?
05-09-2015, 05:23 AM
#41
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 187
Mine is a Viking designerII had it for years.bought it new..never had trouble with it..it is a work horse...it only has one little dislike that I found .when I use it to quilt..it doesn't like to turn and back up at the same time..but all machines have some little thing..they say no too.
05-09-2015, 05:27 AM
#42
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Richmond, Texas
Posts: 846
I got my Janome 9000 in 1997 but didn't use it a lot until I retired in 2011. It worked fine, then in 2013 it stopped working. I took it in and it was a fuse. Got a new fuse and it worked for awhile and quit again. Installed another new fuse and it still has problems. The Janome dealer really did not want to work on it and he was not polite. It is just sitting. I have not had the heart to get rid of it because I'm hoping my husband can figure out what is wrong with it. For that age of a machine, I do not want to put $500 in it if it is a circuit board!
05-09-2015, 05:40 AM
#44
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,415
I got my Viking Designer 1 in 2000. Used it lots back then but then I got another embroidery machine, Babylock Ellegante cause I wanted a larger hoop and got this machine at a steal. I now use my D1 for piecing so it gets lots of use again but I find after a number of moves its starting to show its age. The computer screen has shifted downward though it doesn't show it but I can't get to the area to adjust fabric and size stitch so it will need to go in for repair. I love this machine enough to spend the $$ to have the PC screen replaced. Its a workhorse in my book. It sewed over 8 layers of blue jean fabric without hesitation.
The Babylock is at least 9 years old and I do all my embroidery on it though have used it for buttonholes since I can't get the D1 to that screen.
The Babylock is at least 9 years old and I do all my embroidery on it though have used it for buttonholes since I can't get the D1 to that screen.
05-09-2015, 05:49 AM
#45
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 2,774
I have a Viking Designer 1 which I purchased in 2004. It puts in thousands of stitching hours a year, ( work days I sew 3-4 hours, days off I've been known to sew 8-12 hours) still works great. When I bought it I told the dealer I had worn out 3 machines in 10 years, he told me I would never wear out the viking, so far, he's right. 
05-09-2015, 06:35 AM
#47
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 442
First one - a Janome 9000 - bought in 1997 and still works - DH bought me a Babylock Ellageo in 2001 (for the bigger embroidery frame) and it has gotten much use! Still works great but I am trading in for another Babylock that will download designs by USB. Most of these machines are built to last!
05-09-2015, 07:24 AM
#50
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mount Dora Florida
Posts: 1,235
My Bernina 440QE is over eleven years old (as best I can figure out) and I had it in the shop twice for cleaning and a checkup. It always runs like a dream. The repairman I had here for my longarm saw my machine and asked how I like it. Told him I love it. The shop he works for no longer sells Bernina but a friend of his works for one that does. He said the new ones are not as good as the older ones. Don't know, this is his opinion. I do like the large bobbin the new Bernina's have though!
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