Follow up to Janome 8900 issue
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Tonight, I was giving the 8900 another go by working on quilting the quilt I've made for DH, and the thread broke (it happens). Since I knew the machine had been used at QuiltCon, I decided to change the needle before rethreading. Can you believe that completely solved the noise issue?! I am pleased and irritated at the same time. LOL Pleased it's fixed, irritated I never thought of it myself.
Now I'm really excited to put Ricco through his paces and see how he does!![Big Grin](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions!
Skratchie
Now I'm really excited to put Ricco through his paces and see how he does!
![Big Grin](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions!
Skratchie
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I had a newish trade in that just wasn't up to 'my' snuff
so I traded it in.
He gave me 1900.00 for it, which brought the 8900 down to 2000.00 for me.
I probably wouldn't spend 4K in this lifetime, too many other obligations, but to put it in perspective,
I have a 28K car sitting in my driveway. I use the sewing machine a lot more than the car so perhaps we need to start thinking in reverse? How much is a big screen tv? How much is the programing? How much is the monthly broadband for all the devices?
I'll sit and sew with a smile because I don't have any of those things
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He gave me 1900.00 for it, which brought the 8900 down to 2000.00 for me.
I probably wouldn't spend 4K in this lifetime, too many other obligations, but to put it in perspective,
I have a 28K car sitting in my driveway. I use the sewing machine a lot more than the car so perhaps we need to start thinking in reverse? How much is a big screen tv? How much is the programing? How much is the monthly broadband for all the devices?
I'll sit and sew with a smile because I don't have any of those things
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I admit that I got a REALLY good deal on this machine at QuiltCon. They were being used in the classrooms, and I picked it up for $1850 with tax. But the total time on the machines was less than 40 hrs so I think I got a fabulous deal. I've been quoted everything from $3500 to $5000 for this machine, so either way you look at it, I made out like a bandit. And the more I use it, the more I like it. I'm pretty sure that by the end of quilting the one I'm working on now, I will love it. :-)
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