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12-23-2014, 01:21 AM
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The Favorit 640 I have sews a mean stitch but you can't adjust the length with out reaching in with a pair of pliers due to the melted stitch length part inside the machine. The inside has some plastic gears - maybe nylon even then, it weighs a ton. The bobbin loads in the back so is awkward to use. It is in a case so it is supposed to be portable. LOL... I had a Bernina 530 for a while - it was all locked up and there was not much access to the innards to get it cleaned up. The knee control was missing and nothing else worked to make it run. If I were to judge all Bernina machines by those two I guess I would stay clear. I don't go out of my way to get a Bernina. I know there are people who love them I do not. I think there are simpler machines that will do the job and be easier to maintain from day to day let alone major work.
12-23-2014, 01:51 AM
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It's the same machine and the manual that I received with my 642-1. If you want one that actually says "640" you'll have to pay someone.
12-23-2014, 01:54 PM
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12-23-2014, 01:58 PM
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A question I should have asked long ago.
What is the way to keep the support arm for the fold-out cabinet top from popping out?
This is one of the plainest cabinets. The bent headed bolt someone screwed into the side of the cabinet was a good idea. Twist it a little to free the support arm, fold up the arm and twist the bolt head back, the arm pops out again but it is held by the bolt. But maybe one time out of ten I put the arm back and it stays in place on its own. What did I do to make it stay in place? Was it friction, or luck, or did I pull the spring and latch it somehow?
What is the way to keep the support arm for the fold-out cabinet top from popping out?
This is one of the plainest cabinets. The bent headed bolt someone screwed into the side of the cabinet was a good idea. Twist it a little to free the support arm, fold up the arm and twist the bolt head back, the arm pops out again but it is held by the bolt. But maybe one time out of ten I put the arm back and it stays in place on its own. What did I do to make it stay in place? Was it friction, or luck, or did I pull the spring and latch it somehow?
12-23-2014, 03:44 PM
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A question I should have asked long ago.
What is the way to keep the support arm for the fold-out cabinet top from popping out?
This is one of the plainest cabinets. The bent headed bolt someone screwed into the side of the cabinet was a good idea. Twist it a little to free the support arm, fold up the arm and twist the bolt head back, the arm pops out again but it is held by the bolt. But maybe one time out of ten I put the arm back and it stays in place on its own. What did I do to make it stay in place? Was it friction, or luck, or did I pull the spring and latch it somehow?
What is the way to keep the support arm for the fold-out cabinet top from popping out?
This is one of the plainest cabinets. The bent headed bolt someone screwed into the side of the cabinet was a good idea. Twist it a little to free the support arm, fold up the arm and twist the bolt head back, the arm pops out again but it is held by the bolt. But maybe one time out of ten I put the arm back and it stays in place on its own. What did I do to make it stay in place? Was it friction, or luck, or did I pull the spring and latch it somehow?
12-25-2014, 02:57 PM
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Ok Glenn,
Merry Christmas Everybody
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Merry Christmas Everybody
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12-25-2014, 03:12 PM
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Nice decoration Miriam. Love the Santa.
12-25-2014, 05:35 PM
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Sweet ornament Miriam.
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