Sewing Machines and electric things
 

Hi
We are moving in a few weeks and we are getting conflicting views over what will and wont work over there. Has anyone brought over their sewing machines and other stuff and used a converter. Does it work? Would really apprieciate some experienced advice on this please. Thanks:confused:

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Generally, things that turn and things that heat up aren't worth bringing, they require expensive adaptors and/or don't work quite properly. A sewing machine certainly counts as a turning thing, if it's an expensive one I'd check with the manufacturer but, unless it has a voltage switch, I wouldn't hold old much hope.

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I'd side with dbd here. An African witch doctor would be able to cure advanced colon cancer with far more success than getting a sewing machine to work properly over here, If a wife of my friend's story is anything to go by. Of course not all sewing machines are the same, but why take a chance? Get a nice new machine that connects to a computer and can do embroidery and shit when you get here.

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hey thanks for that.....thats what I have along with two others - hence my reluctance to say good bye to them.......

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3? I've heard of female multitasking but...

Maybe bring over your best one. But experience tells me you might be better to sell all 3 and get a good one when you get over here. About $1000 (750 pounds) plus tax should get you a humdinger.

Look at this baby.

http://www.sewingandembroiderywareho...00.html#pe780d

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I brought my sewing machine from UK and have used it with a converter no problem.

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If money's no problem get this muther. No idea of the price but I'm guessing a mortgage might be available.

http://www.pfaff.com/mediafiles/p80/...ex_global.html

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You'll have to give more info to the poster, for instance the make of machine, model number, year of manufacture, which converter did you use.. Not everything is equal. Or whatever.

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Same.

The sewing machine I brought back from the UK was a very bare bones one... not anything computerized. With a converter, it works just as it did in the UK.

I got the converter from: http://www.voltageconverters.com/

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I'm guessing that now the poster is back to where she started before posting her post, so to speak :confused:

HEY! Just bring over all 3 and see what happens!

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I think you're taking a unhealthy interest in this. Time to call your nurse. :p

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Well, sometimes males enjoy to discuss things which are usually in the realm of the female world. Well this one does anyway.

I can't afford a nurse :(

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OK...

I have a JUKI HZL-E50 sewing machine and this converter:
http://www.voltageconverters.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=VC100W

There. Happy now Kydney_Stone?

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Thankyou good to hear a couple of positive posts keep posting.. anything else anyone bought with them. would love to bring my nespresso coffee machines with me.

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Give sewing a try... it's fun to make stuff. I sew to make kites, dracula capes and stuff.

I like this application of sewing:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SnoopCattyC...f=pr_shop_more