tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post1561664307660261337..comments2024-03-15T20:54:05.381-05:00Comments on ~Life With Lou~: The Singer 6217C That Didn’t Make ItMichelle Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764698146467706586noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-54716620234811470042013-11-16T04:15:29.122-06:002013-11-16T04:15:29.122-06:00Thanks for this Lou, I was just thinking about pur...Thanks for this Lou, I was just thinking about purchasing this machine from e bay, but it s not cheap at £75 plus £17.00 postage, so now I know it could be unreliable I can resist! <br /><br />From a Singer Fan xChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971546541820149318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-8217329468273688332013-10-15T23:45:54.849-05:002013-10-15T23:45:54.849-05:00Ditto Jeanna. :)Ditto Jeanna. :)Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-33093297896458049352013-10-13T23:22:05.714-05:002013-10-13T23:22:05.714-05:00It's not just machines. When I wanted to have...It's not just machines. When I wanted to have my parents' piano repaired, I got the horrible news that it was made in the fifties when they started using plastic pieces in the works, and they would just keep crumbling at any given moment while played. It would have been a FORTUNE to replace them all with wooden pieces. I just had my husband take it apart, and plan on using the keyes kath001https://www.blogger.com/profile/15419353146614030036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-21358298654600021482013-10-13T20:09:27.080-05:002013-10-13T20:09:27.080-05:00Hi Michelle, Looks to me like you gave that machin...Hi Michelle, Looks to me like you gave that machine your best shot. I'm sure you will salvage more than $7 worth of parts from it, plus those belts will be repurposed. I'm with you all the way a 1950s Japanese clone will out last and out sew those newer plastic/nylon wonders. I wish they would have stuck to all metal parts for the insides where all the movement is.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053469261622557578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-36178033726538549792013-10-13T19:33:28.495-05:002013-10-13T19:33:28.495-05:00At least you'll be able to get your money back...At least you'll be able to get your money back from the parts. My friend got an expensive sewing machine on sale and her kids knocked it over or something and it was going to cost more then the machine to get it fixed. She now has a handcrank! LOLMissy Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209549470700130606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-59187910356855663122013-10-13T18:04:38.454-05:002013-10-13T18:04:38.454-05:00At least you try. I'm amazed at all you do wit...At least you try. I'm amazed at all you do with machines.Grammy Staffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574485995391510872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-31302845865163380492013-10-13T17:18:16.874-05:002013-10-13T17:18:16.874-05:00I'm sure the parts you salvaged off that machi...I'm sure the parts you salvaged off that machine will be worth more than the money you paid out for it. It's sad that as we have come up with better and better technology, we make things that are less and less reliable/durable. Yay to you for recycling!Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628636633577830988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-38753620739897274612013-10-13T13:03:07.435-05:002013-10-13T13:03:07.435-05:00When I graduated from HS and started working, I bo...When I graduated from HS and started working, I bought my first sewing machine, a Singer Stylist. I had problems with that machine from the start. And years later, I asked a repair man, why my machine broke so often. He told me that that machine had ONE plastic part, and that was what broke each time. I was blessed by a friend who gave me her older Kenmore, which sewed like a champ for years.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258128212942403591.post-50059170099625708012013-10-13T12:55:28.047-05:002013-10-13T12:55:28.047-05:00It is good that it will still be able to be used i...It is good that it will still be able to be used in other ways, just not for sewing though.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com