Blue Brother, Japanese Clone
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Blue Brother, Japanese Clone
Eat your heart out Joe. I bid on this one just for giggles. And I won it. Oh well, at least it is a portable and I can stash it in the closet. There is something about those blue metallic paint jobs that call to me.
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Candace, I know the feed dogs drop, but I don't know about FMQ on this machine. I have not picked it up yet, perhaps Friday.
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This sewing machine was on the Goodwill website, Shopgoodwill.org. I have purchased quite a few machines from Goodwill but now I am only bidding on local pickup machines for my area. I also do a weekly lurk through the closest Goodwill stores in my area. Out of the area sewing machines often have a huge shipping charge and there is always the danger of the sewing machine suffering quite a bit of damage by not being packed well.
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Try it and let me know. Feed dogs weren't an issue with mine. It was the pressure on the foot and not being able to move the fabric well, even with all the pressure released. I hope yours does a better job of it.
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That's the machine my LQS wants $75 for. It is a pretty shade of blue.
No, Lynnie, these are clones of the Singer 15 so they are much bigger and much heavier than a FW.
Candace, my MW clone didn't want to FMQ, either. I had to use the Necchi when my 301 had cord issues.
My only Goodwill purchase was packed with a lot of heavy bubble wrap, but in a flimsy box too big for it. Surprisingly, it arrived in fine condition.
No, Lynnie, these are clones of the Singer 15 so they are much bigger and much heavier than a FW.
Candace, my MW clone didn't want to FMQ, either. I had to use the Necchi when my 301 had cord issues.
My only Goodwill purchase was packed with a lot of heavy bubble wrap, but in a flimsy box too big for it. Surprisingly, it arrived in fine condition.
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In the year + we've been getting machines from GW there has only been 3 here in Springfield. 2 of those I got. We've made 4 trips to IN and brought back 6 machines. That's in addition to the ones they shipped to us.
If I had to do PUs only in my area I'd have to find another hobby. This area is devoid of good sewing machines.
Joe
If I had to do PUs only in my area I'd have to find another hobby. This area is devoid of good sewing machines.
Joe
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