Do you know what your looking at? Well, I'll tell you. It is the end of the upper looper for one of my sergers! WTH?
Do you remember a couple of years ago I started having problems with the serger only after I had it cleaned? Nothing was wrong with it but I'd had it nearly 20 years and decided it was time to give it some TLC. That was a major mistake. I've not been totally happy with it since. This week when I was altering a dress for a customer, the machine came unthreaded at the end of the sewing. When I opened the "door" to re-thread it, this piece was just sort of hanging loosely on some thread. I knew it was trouble. The service center in my area charges $135 to walk a mechanical machine in the door. What can you do? I took it in yesterday and after examining it was told it would be at least $180 to repair. Oh hell! I decided to just buy another one.
I was in luck. I got this new-in-the-box Necchi made my Janome for $215 including tax. Happy days are here again! I also thank God that I have the income that allows me to be able to afford my hobbies!
I, too, hesitate to take my machines in if they are not broken as I'm afraid I won't get back the same working machine I took in...........congrats on your new "baby." Have fun with it!
ReplyDeleteSee. I was just thinking about taking my sewing machine in for a cleaning. I bought it used (at 1 year old) and it hasn't been serviced since. I am scared to take it in for fear of what you described. I hope you like your new serger.
ReplyDeleteLucky you - that is a steel (here in Australia at least it is). Have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteI have an old serger that I'm afraid to take in for service. I think it's time to invest in a new one. Have fun with yours.
ReplyDeleteI know your pain but I fought back. My needle clamp broke a few years ago. I had to ship it to be repaired. It was around $190 in all for the repair. When it broke again I thought it can't be too hard to fix so I went on line and found a site called "seweing machine parts online". The part only cost $14.99. It only took about twenty min.to fix. I ordered an extra part to keep onhand. No more shipping or crazy priced repairs.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting the new serger! I understand about the repair fees...mine start about that too because everything I'm using now is computerized.
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