Customer Reviews for Singer - 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - Gray
Customer Rating
5
nice, fast, easy to use
on April 20, 2016
Posted by: Betty
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I do a lot of household sewing. Altering clothes, making curtains, tablecloths. Love the self threader! Stitches faster than my previous machine which is great when making table cloths.
I just recently purchased this machine and absolutely could not be more pleased. It is easy to use, strong, and its stitches beautifully. Even though it is heavier, I think this machine will be the new featherweight as far as quilters are concerned.
I am very happy overall with the machine and the buttonholer is wonderful. However the self threader quit working after one week. I have tried to adjust the tiny wire and failed. This is the only option to correct the issue according to cutomer support. I have had two other very inexpensive machines with a threading devices that never failed over years of use.
I like this machine. It does see smoothly although the heavy duty performance is not any better than a normal machine. It needs coaxing through thick seams. Of all the machines I researched prior to purchase, this was about the only one without a extended table available for purchase. I had to make my own. I would also have liked the "needle down" capability..it would have made me more satisfied with this machine. Overall, I do like it. It feels more rugged and not cheap plastic.
I really was impressed with my machine for the first 3 months. In month four, my machine seemed to have terrible tension problems out of the clear blue. I tried adjusting the tension using the knobs provided, but nothing. I was forced to take my 4-month-old machine to a repair shop because when I contacted Singer, I was told the warranty expired for those parts in 90 days. However, they did note that the plastic case, foot petal and light had a longer warranty, REALLY!!?? that was no help to me. I took it to a repair shop and was told the timing was messed up. The repair expense was $90. It is sad that Singer does not have enough faith in the quality of its own product to give it a longer warranty on all the parts. I had a 25 year old Kenmore prior to this machine and took it to the repair shop at the same time. It needed some basic maintenance and it is back up and running fine. I am now sewing on my old Kenmore and using my Singer as a paper weight. In summary, if you are lucky and your machine does not fall apart after the first 3 months, it is a great machine, but I was not that lucky.