Disection of a sewing machine (not for the faint of heart)
06-11-2011, 01:32 PM
#51
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Did you know that if you have a problem with a brother that you can send it direct to the factory for repair without going thru a dealer...Most dealers don't want people to know this...If anyone wants the info, then just pm me....
06-11-2011, 05:01 PM
#53
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You are so right. Those pictures of the innards were scary. I used to want to know how everything worked but not anymore. I just want them to work.
What a wonderful dad/son project. Your husb. looked so patient with his son.
What a wonderful dad/son project. Your husb. looked so patient with his son.
06-11-2011, 11:57 PM
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I like the fact that the two men are busy at it. Teaching the young many things there. how to work together with your child and how to try and help mom get her machine up and running. Thank you for sharing the great pictures.
06-12-2011, 05:13 AM
#58
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I wore the Singer, purchased from Walmart, completely out after about three years of constant sewing and quilting.
I got $79 worth of wear.
I still have the Brother I purchased about sixteen years ago.
I retired it when it started soundung like a lawnmower.
It still runs but I'm afraid to use it because it is sick and it will cost more to fix than to purchase another.
I got $79 worth of wear.
I still have the Brother I purchased about sixteen years ago.
I retired it when it started soundung like a lawnmower.
It still runs but I'm afraid to use it because it is sick and it will cost more to fix than to purchase another.
06-12-2011, 05:33 AM
#59
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You DH and son looked as if they had a great time taking your Brother apart.
When I began quilting 11 years ago I bought an inexpensive Brother at Costco for about $150 and sewed so many quilts on it that I had to have it serviced every year. When I realized that I had spent more for servicing than it's orginal price I began looking for a better machine. Other problems were that the vertical thread spindle broke off and couldn't be replaced and then the upright plug in spindle broke off so I had to use a glass to hold the thread spools. Little old Brother is still around, even got a thread holder for it. I use him for pillowcase sew ins, since I'm one of the coordintor of my Guild's pillowcase project I sew a lot of pillowcases a year.
When I began quilting 11 years ago I bought an inexpensive Brother at Costco for about $150 and sewed so many quilts on it that I had to have it serviced every year. When I realized that I had spent more for servicing than it's orginal price I began looking for a better machine. Other problems were that the vertical thread spindle broke off and couldn't be replaced and then the upright plug in spindle broke off so I had to use a glass to hold the thread spools. Little old Brother is still around, even got a thread holder for it. I use him for pillowcase sew ins, since I'm one of the coordintor of my Guild's pillowcase project I sew a lot of pillowcases a year.
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