Janome Memorycraft 6500P
10-24-2014, 05:44 AM
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
Oh man Shelbie, that sounds like one unhealthy machine! How old is it? Has it been to a dealer? Was it always like that or did it slowly crap-ify over the years?
Mine is just over 2 years old so it's still pretty new, but I've sewn & quilted at least 30 quilts on it so far and the only trouble I had was caused by letting an 8 year old play with it with almost no supervision for a whole weekend - had to get my needle threader head replaced, somehow the little hook inside mine magically got bent.
Other than that it's been a real workhorse and it only gives me bad stitches if I put an off-brand bobbin in.
Mine is just over 2 years old so it's still pretty new, but I've sewn & quilted at least 30 quilts on it so far and the only trouble I had was caused by letting an 8 year old play with it with almost no supervision for a whole weekend - had to get my needle threader head replaced, somehow the little hook inside mine magically got bent.
Other than that it's been a real workhorse and it only gives me bad stitches if I put an off-brand bobbin in.
10-24-2014, 09:04 AM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 739
I really really dislike my Janome 6500. It should have been painted bright yellow as it has been a pain since I purchased it. Right now I have decided that I will not spend one more cent on it and I am looking for another machine. It has had bobbin issues, chipping paint, feed dogs that won't raise if lowered, jamming, growling, breaking needles, refuses to feed fabric in, bunches, hates thicker layers, veers off seam junctions, winds bobbins unevenly and has been the worst machine and the most expensive that I have ever purchased. I know lots of people love them but not me. If you were closer, I would gift it to you as long as I didn't have to hear you complain about it.
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