There are a couple I don't care for, for piecing. I'm not found of 99's or 185's for piecing as they're louder and vibrate more than the others. My Elna Lotus is a nice little piecer , as are most of the hoard.
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Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 6720210)
There are a couple I don't care for, for piecing. I'm not found of 99's or 185's for piecing as they're louder and vibrate more than the others. My Elna Lotus is a nice little piecer , as are most of the hoard.
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Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 6720225)
I have a 99 that is so quiet it isn't funny. I put a HC on it.
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Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 6720233)
I've worked on several 99's and they've all vibrated. It's not so much the noise but the vibration that I don't care for, to accurately piece things.
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Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 6720236)
I guess I don't know what vibration you are meaning. Are the feed dogs too high or something?
No, the machine itself (if portable) vibrates a bit more than other machines. This is something most owners know about with 99's and 185's and live with. I do know a few people who've sold theirs because they can't live with it. |
Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 6720240)
No, the machine itself (if portable) vibrates a bit. This is something most owners know about with 99's and 185's and live with. I do know a few people who've sold theirs because they can't live with it.
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Ummmm, well, uh, I don't know. I've put together a bunch of quilted things in the last couple years and have done a lot of piecing. You see my squares are mostly 3.5". It takes a lot of those little squares to make a queen sized quilt.
All I can say is my favorite is one that: A: backtacks B: Sews forward and backward in a straight line. C: has a good smooth foot controller Joe |
Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 6720233)
I've worked on several 99's and they've all vibrated. It's not so much the noise but the vibration that I don't care for, to accurately piece things.
Would you say the vibration occurs mostly at high speeds? I only ask because I have several 3/4 size machines, both Singer and imports and I haven't noticed a lot of vibration. But then I tend to sew slow more than fast. Joe |
Originally Posted by J Miller
(Post 6720294)
Candace,
Would you say the vibration occurs mostly at high speeds? I only ask because I have several 3/4 size machines, both Singer and imports and I haven't noticed a lot of vibration. But then I tend to sew slow more than fast. Joe |
Ikea makes a rubber shelf liner that I put on the table - not much vibrates off that. I haven't seen one that the bearing got that bad - I better cross my fingers.
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