craftgrrl | sewing machine woes (Reply)

hey y'all,

right now I'm the not-so-proud owner of a viking-white sewing machine. it's been in-and-out of the shop a few times, and this time around I took it to a non-viking white service place, where they told me the problem lies in that white uses plastic gears (whereas most companies use metal), which get misaligned and such more easily. so though the machine I bought a couple years ago is marketed as a more heavy-duty machine, in actuality, it is pretty apt to break when I sew on heavier fabrics.

anyway, my main problem with that is that I talked to a couple places before picking the brand I'd buy, & all the places that sold viking-white machines told me the opposite; that they use metal gears, & many other companies use plastic which tend to have problems. I've since talked to other people who were told the same thing by people selling white machines. also, it bothers me that the viking white service repair people were far from helpful, in that they wouldn't really tell me the root of the problem, only that this or that needed to be repaired, & not the reason that it continually needed to be repaired.

so, to the POINT, dual purpose;

1. um, I REALLY wouldn't recommend a viking white sewing machine ($200 worth of repairs later, right...) thanks to a complete lack of honestly and/or decent customer service &...

2. I'd love any recommendations anyone could give me for a machine that they have had success with (preferably a brand & model #), because I'm about to trade this one in & buy a new one before I have to start making warmer clothes for fall and winter again.

thanks for any help you'd like to give.