On 25/07/2015 12:46 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-07-24, Xeno > wrote:
>> On 24/07/2015 11:07 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> It's a power tool! Any man should be able to use
>>> a sewing machine (and any woman, too).
>
> I pretty much cut my mechanical teeth on my mother's old Kenmore
> electric sewing machine. Turns out that piece of junk would become
> completely unusable after the bobbin spit out all its contents into
> the exposed gears underneath the machine head. I became the go-to guy
> for un-fouling the machine, despite not having a clue what I was
> doing. I ended up as a hi-tech mechanic (among other things), but
> never again have I even attempted to deal with an electric sewing
> machine.
>
>> Yeah but I dropped the controller and broke it.. Did I mention I was
>> clumsy???
>
> Give me a brand name. I may have the controller you need. I've
> tossed at least 2 portable elect sewing machines, yet still have
> another. Most thrift shops have a couple lying around for cheap.
>
> nb
>
Thanks for the offer but it's OK, the local sewing machine repairman had
a spare one from a defunct trade-in. It is a 30 year old Janome....
which, I might add, doesn't get a lot of use so it's like new.

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Xeno