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Maybe a future workshop that is byo machine.
Big thanks to Nathan for getting everything set up and walking me through the workshop process!
On only a slightly related note:
Look up your sewing machine's manual online if you don't have it. It can tell you if you can maintain it yourself. You can if it is an old one or a mechanical one.
I found a video on YouTube for exactly my machine model and make, and it showed me exactly where to oil it and make it go. The person had a frozen Singer, and her work brought the machine back to life.
If yours is a manual rather than an electronic one, I think you will have the best luck reviving it. But find that maintenance book first.
Yours,
Ginny
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Nobody wants to repair them anymore. All they want to do is sell you another at an expensive price. I doubt they even know how to do it, IMO.
Ginny
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Heh… The Bernini line is all about the Electronics…
And all the Manuals are in German
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Patrick McCarthy
Office 502-452-4071
Mobile 502-939-1756
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I will attempt to bring it tonight (no promises)
From: McCarthy,
Patrick (GE, Appl & Light, consultant)
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:38 AM
To: lvl1
Subject: RE: Re: {LVL1} Re: Start Sewing! An Intro for Beginners - July 10th @ 1pm
As a guide to what I mean…
From:
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On Behalf Of Ben Hibben
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:31 AM
To: lvl1
Subject: EXT: Re: {LVL1} Re: Start Sewing! An Intro for Beginners - July 10th @ 1pm
I'm happy to help you poke around in there and see what we can see. I have repaired a sewing machine before but it was my 1956 Singer so not quite the same sort of machine (much simpler electronics).
Blenster
As a guide to what I mean…
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Patrick McCarthy
Office 502-452-4071
Mobile 502-939-1756
From: lv...@googlegroups.com
[mailto:lv...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Hibben
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 11:31 AM
To: lvl1
Subject: EXT: Re: {LVL1} Re: Start Sewing! An Intro for Beginners - July 10th @ 1pm
I'm happy to help you poke around in there and see what we can see. I have repaired a sewing machine before but it was my 1956 Singer so not quite the same sort of machine (much simpler electronics).
Blenster
:( Well, see if you can find an online video. Parts of the machine have to move. And if you find an online version of the manual, the translators online do a decent job, now. Manuals online are everywhere!
One thing I did was to replace the main belt and also the bobbin winder belt. They have to be there. And find out how the machine opens up. Where there are screws, there is a removable part.
If you take on this mission, you would be an angel to others stuck with a machine like yours, and you can produce a video saving all people of your kind! I think that would be a great "Knight In Shining Armor" project! Including a translation and interpretation of the manual.