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Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Husqvarna Prisma
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The Prisma is the model released after the last 2000 series, the 6690. I'm not all that fond of computer controlled machines, as you mi...
Saturday, 23 July 2022
Servicing a Janome MyExcel
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Guide to servicing a Janome MyExcel For the past couple of years I've been working as a sewing machine technician (yes, really, legitima...
Sunday, 25 April 2021
Husqvarna 6440
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These are called Vikings in the US and UK and made in Sweden until about 1976. They have several very common issues. In fact they're so...
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Elna Supermatic
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This machine is from the hoard I'm supposed to fix and sell (I'm doing the responsible thing and not selling during the lockdown). T...
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Bernina 740 Industrie
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This machine was found on Gumtree and was in Melbourne but it was the start of December and I was driving down there (it's 1,750 KM from...
Sunday, 26 January 2020
Singer spade connector power connectors
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I had a lot of trouble with these when I started with old sewing machines, because some had been rewired wrongly, and nearly all the rest we...
Saturday, 6 July 2019
1950s Phoenix 283 Automatic
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This was given to me a few days back. It had obviously not been used for years. The round rubber belt was broken, but it was so neglected th...
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