Planing on buying a sewing machine...
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I'm considering buying a sewing machine. However, I'm limited not only in budget but also by what's available here. So I was first considering a Singer 4423, but after reading some of the reviews here on the board I think Singer is out... ![Thumb Down](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/thumbdown.png)
What about Juki? I could get a Juki HZL-180SZ or HZL-353. Anyone has experiences with those?
Thanks for your help!
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What about Juki? I could get a Juki HZL-180SZ or HZL-353. Anyone has experiences with those?
Thanks for your help!
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What do you want the machine to do? My sister bought the "quilting" Brother machine from Costco about 20 years ago and it is still going strong. Also, if you have some dealers near you, maybe you can buy a refurbished machine with a limited warranty and a class or two thrown in.
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Buying at Walmart isn't an option as I'm not in North America. However, I checked and there would be some lower end Brother's available here, namely GS2700, AS145 and GS2786K. Anyone has experience with any of those?
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What do you want the machine to do? My sister bought the "quilting" Brother machine from Costco about 20 years ago and it is still going strong. Also, if you have some dealers near you, maybe you can buy a refurbished machine with a limited warranty and a class or two thrown in.
I know my expectations (especially in terms of stitch quality, durability and low maintenance) are probably too high for a cheap machine as whenever I'm near my mom (which lives on another continent at the moment), she lets me use her vintage Bernina 830 and THAT's just my absolute dream machine!
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Buying refurbished is not possible here, so I'd need to go for one of the new ones available.
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Not sure if you can use your phone to Google or not but when you're in a store and see a machine search for the machine then check for the reviews. I didn't want anything too complicated when I got my Singer 2662 and i'm happy with it. I've had it about 15 years now.
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I just bought a classroom machine from a shop at a deep discount. This particular store uses the machines for about six months and then sells them. They are giving me free classes on how to use it and even having a maintenance done on it. It comes with a full warranty too.
Try finding a business that offers sewing classes and see if they will sell you one of their machines.
Try finding a business that offers sewing classes and see if they will sell you one of their machines.
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