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    Old 02-07-2018, 07:48 AM
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    Saw this on another site and it is now on my to do list.

    http://www.sliceofpiquilts.com/2017/...ine-laser.html
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    Old 02-07-2018, 09:08 AM
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    And I was just at Harbor Freight yesterday. Dang!
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    Old 02-07-2018, 09:13 AM
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    very interesting, thanks for sharing
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    Old 02-07-2018, 12:56 PM
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    Thanks for this. I have one of those but wasn't sure how to attache it to my machine.
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    Old 02-07-2018, 02:06 PM
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    My Brother machine has a built in laser and I never use it!
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    Old 02-07-2018, 03:15 PM
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    I did this to my machine over a year ago. I like it quite a bit for certain applications ... like quilting a straight line from corner-to-corner on a quilt block ... I found the batteries wear down rather quickly. DH re-wired it so that I can plug it into an outlet.
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    Old 02-07-2018, 05:08 PM
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    Originally Posted by Cheesehead
    My Brother machine has a built in laser and I never use it!
    Cheesehead, Push that button and try it. I didn't use mine either at first and now love it! It really helps with stitching perfect points!
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    Old 02-07-2018, 08:49 PM
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    Dh is going to Harbor Freight Monday, so I will have him get one for me! Thanks.
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    Old 02-08-2018, 04:38 AM
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    I ordered two from Harbor Freight the other day. The cost of two plus shipping plus tax was less than one from Amazon. I never want to draw lines on the back of black squares again.
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    So if you use one of these laser lights to do straight line quilting for lets say half square triangles...doesn't the laser end up pointing at your chest??? How good is that??? Having worked in a factory with laser's on some machines we were told to always use the machinery with the cover on the lasers and NEVER allow it to touch any part of us. So I'm leary of this idea.
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