Customer Reviews for Singer - 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - Gray
Customer Rating
4
Not very happy for a heavy duty
on August 6, 2018
Posted by: No impressed
from Cortez, CO.
So far not impressed! I got this to go through cording doesn't want to sew through and the pressure foot does not lift up easily. The owners manual that came with it is horrible.
I'm a machine neophobe. I've had my old machine since 1977!!! As an avid sewer it was hard for me to admit my old girl needed retirement. I looked for a long time to find, what I believe to be, a light weight multifunctional machine with an excellent button hole tool.I found it in this machine. Great job Singer!
I use this machine for simple projects. It seems to work as a basic machine, but lacks some simple features such as auto-adjustment for material width that are standard on comparable machines. I sew elastic belts with sew-on velcro, and this machine does not handle them very well, skipping stitches and losing the bobbin at times. This is really disappointing as it is supposed to be a heavy duty machine. For the price, I wish I would have gotten a different machine might not have been 'heavy duty', but would have been easier for a novice sewer like myself.
Made one item before it "locked up" drove it100 miles to repair shop. He took it apartand oiled it up well while I watched". Took it home (100 miles back), worked great while I almost finished a second item, locked up again. Drove it to repair again, new part required ( you mean 300 more miles!), traded it in on an old Kenmore on the shelf. Been happily sewing ever since!
My very first sewing machine was a Singer which I purchased back in the mid '70's. I thought I was due for an update. I decided to stay with Singer since I was so pleased with their product. I went with one of their heavy duty models (the 4452). Back when I purchased my first machine they didn't even offer a 'free arm'. Plus, I do a lot of work with denim. This machine satisfies all of my needs.
I originally purchased this machine to repair my work pants (I work construction so this was more cost effective than buying new pants all the time). I wanted something capable of regularly sewing through multiple layers of 12oz canvas. The machine rarely struggles and I have had zero issues for the three years I have owned it. Compared to the average user, I don't sew very often (about once a month) but this machine has a good variety of stitches and has yet to let me down.