Quote Originally Posted by Granny Judy View Post
Gosh Darn it all!!! I have a Singer 9960 and it is working great, but I keep hearing all these horror stories about this model.. I keep praying that Mine will hold up for the years to come.. it is rather expensive for my budget and I love how easy it is to use.. It is so quiet!! Bookmarked the site in case I need to get one of those feetsies!!
I am one of those complaining about the 9960. I got it 2 years ago on a special of some kind for $500. That was my budget limit and a Singer.. I had a Singer 2010 for 28 years ....talk about a work horse with no problems!!! Love that machine! But I was able to get a new one so I thought I would! I like the machine well enough, but the threading area is where my problems all are. To wind a bobbin you have to unthread the whole machine (my 2010 youjust left the machine threaded, opened the bobbin cage, pressed a button, and press the foot pedal and wind wind wind!. When done, close the bobbin cage and literally start sewing again. THis one... you have to unthread the whole machine, thread for bobbin wind and wind. I have to usually wind several bobbins if I know I am going to be using that same color alot, or else, every time the bobbin runs out, I have to unthread and do all that. The problem this causes is if I don't estimate right, I end up with lots of full or partially thread bobbins in colors I dont' need now so I had to buy 20 more bobbins and now have a bunch of bobbins to contend with.
When the machine comes unthreaded for whatever reason, the threading area is totally enclosed so you have to pull the thread out backwards to get the end to be able to rethread it. When using that cut button to cut the thread when you are done, it cuts it so short that unless you manyally pull it longer, when you start sewing again, it isn't enough length for the needle to pull up and of course, it unthreads and you have to re thread. Couple more thread issues, but other than that, I really like the machine. I dont' know why the darning foot did this...I dont' think it did this last year so something in recent months caused it.. I think. I know I hit a few pins while back and broke 2 needles and maybe the made the needle arm slightly out of adjustment, but when I sent it in for repair, I assumed that they would have checked the needle arm as that is what is connecting it all...kind of where it starts so that is where they should have started their trouble shooting. I dont' think they even looked at it. And, it didn't effect the sewing/FMQ'ing at all,,,just that loud clanking noise and the possiblity of it getting worse or the needle hitting the foot. But anyway.. this Big Foot is great and it does better than the one that came with the machine. Had I known about it before I would have bought it as the one iwth the machine is smaller and it was kind of cumbersome to see what I was doing with that metal ring as it was... this one is a bigger hole so easier to see what is going on there. It has a spring feature that the one with the machine doesn't have and I think that helps alot in the movement it does. I think the spring helps the foot do its job better than without. Other than the threading issue and this foot, I like the machine very well.