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Posted by Ursula Schrader on March 7, 2008, 2:28 am
"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote...
> Tony Hwang wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Local store has one NOS for sale.(~$200.00)
>> Same place has used Viking 6440 with all the original stuff
>> came with when new. Servied by the store since hew(~175.00)
>> Wife needs a machine for general home use, no fancy work.
>> Any opinion on either one please?
>> TIA
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>I don't know anything about the Elna but I do know the old Vikings are very
>good machines. What sort of a warranty are they going to give you on the
>machines? Has your wife tried them out yet? I would try them both and then
>decide which one I liked best. Be sure your wife takes her own thread and
>fabric to test the machines, maybe two or three different fabrics.
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> Judie in Penfield NY
Well, my mother has an Elna (don't ask me for numbers) from the 1960s; I
think she got that one for her wedding. They're Swiss made, I think, and the
one in question has been in use for normal and heavy duty household sewing
since 1966 or so. (I think my mom made a tent on it once, and those were the
days when tents were made from heavy cotton fabric). I'm not sure if she's
100% satisfied with this machine, but that may have something to do with the
fact that she'd never RTFM. Whenever I used it it worked fine, and if it
didn't I'd just adjust thread tension and apply some oil and all was well.
About Vikings I don't know. Hope that helps.
U.
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