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Elna 945 Serger
Hi everyone ~ I'm wondering if anyone with an Elna 945 Serger has had a
problem with the needle clamp. Mine broke after 1.5 months and maybe 4 uses. I have been told it will be about $350 and a return to the manufacturer to make the fix and that this is a COMMON problem with the 945. Sounds fishy because my original 945, the one I used for 6.5 years and was stolen from my car trunk (in my driveway) never had this problem or any other problem. I bought the current 945 from a local dealer having a sale on 945s. This one was the only one left and was a demonstration machine. I didn't think to ask for a warranty card because I had always been so very, very happy with my original machine. My question is simply, has anyone had the needle clamp problem, or are they flying one past me? Thanks. |
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Elna 945 Serger
berniece wrote:
Hi everyone ~ I'm wondering if anyone with an Elna 945 Serger has had a problem with the needle clamp. Mine broke after 1.5 months and maybe 4 uses. I have been told it will be about $350 and a return to the manufacturer to make the fix and that this is a COMMON problem with the 945. Sounds fishy because my original 945, the one I used for 6.5 years and was stolen from my car trunk (in my driveway) never had this problem or any other problem. I bought the current 945 from a local dealer having a sale on 945s. This one was the only one left and was a demonstration machine. I didn't think to ask for a warranty card because I had always been so very, very happy with my original machine. My question is simply, has anyone had the needle clamp problem, or are they flying one past me? Thanks. What??? $350 for a needle clamp??? Let's hope Ron or Wayne read this group and respond. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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Elna 945 Serger
"Pogonip" wrote in message ... berniece wrote: Hi everyone ~ I'm wondering if anyone with an Elna 945 Serger has had a problem with the needle clamp. Mine broke after 1.5 months and maybe 4 uses. I have been told it will be about $350 and a return to the manufacturer to make the fix and that this is a COMMON problem with the 945. Sounds fishy because my original 945, the one I used for 6.5 years and was stolen from my car trunk (in my driveway) never had this problem or any other problem. I bought the current 945 from a local dealer having a sale on 945s. This one was the only one left and was a demonstration machine. I didn't think to ask for a warranty card because I had always been so very, very happy with my original machine. My question is simply, has anyone had the needle clamp problem, or are they flying one past me? Thanks. What??? $350 for a needle clamp??? Let's hope Ron or Wayne read this group and respond. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ Ever since Janome bought Elna in August of 2006 Elna parts have all but disappeared. I understand that even the Authorized dealers are having trouble. -- Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine 18 Dingman Rd., Sand Lake, NY 12153 518-469-5133 http://www.a1sewingmachine.com |
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Elna 945 Serger
Ron Anderson wrote:
"Pogonip" wrote in message ... berniece wrote: Hi everyone ~ I'm wondering if anyone with an Elna 945 Serger has had a problem with the needle clamp. Mine broke after 1.5 months and maybe 4 uses. I have been told it will be about $350 and a return to the manufacturer to make the fix and that this is a COMMON problem with the 945. Sounds fishy because my original 945, the one I used for 6.5 years and was stolen from my car trunk (in my driveway) never had this problem or any other problem. I bought the current 945 from a local dealer having a sale on 945s. This one was the only one left and was a demonstration machine. I didn't think to ask for a warranty card because I had always been so very, very happy with my original machine. My question is simply, has anyone had the needle clamp problem, or are they flying one past me? Thanks. What??? $350 for a needle clamp??? Let's hope Ron or Wayne read this group and respond. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ Ever since Janome bought Elna in August of 2006 Elna parts have all but disappeared. I understand that even the Authorized dealers are having trouble. A look at Google shows that the machine has "an exclusive tilting needle clamp" - which probably means that there is no simple solution here - a machinist would have trouble duplicating it even without considering patents. What a shame! -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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