£45 per hour!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Ermintrude, Feb 22, 2013.

  1. for a sewing machine repair chap :(
     
  2. bernjb56

    bernjb56 Supporter

    Stitch up ;)
     
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  3. haha! yes, it feels like it... is there *really* that much to them?
     
  4. I fixed my grandmas to do the curtains for our van, it was easy to fix needed a new cog, but it has to be re timed to make sure the needle and spool move at the correct time that was the difficult bit!!
     
  5. Does that mean that if its a 15min fix it only costs £11.25? Bargain!
     
  6. Seems about right for repairing domestic appliances
     
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  7. yup, timing seems to be the issue with mine. May have to get the overlocker out but the way my luck's going today that'll explode into a fireball and take my eyebrows off. maybe. :D
     
  8. if only! sewing machine repairers are always really grumpy old blokes who seem to hate their jobs, but i've never been charged any less than a whole hour.
     
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  9. That seems about right. Thats why I'm glad my dad sorts my machines. But no before you ask he doesn't do other people's machines. It's because he loves me.
     
  10. he could grow to love me too! :D
    i'm so bored without my machine, had planned a weekend of sewing but the sewing machine gods clearly had other ideas *harrumph*
     
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  11. Not much to you where you live but i know a bloke in Glastonbury who fixes industrial sewing machines , just bear it in mind if you ever go that way with your machine Ermintrude
     
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  12. hmm, a house move is on the cards - maybe that'll swing it! :)
     
  13. I think he travels if its a big job , that might save you a move
     
  14. tried to make curtains the other day for molly...got all the bits then looked for my mums sewing macvbhinge....couldnt find it :( so alas...no curtains waaaah x
     
  15. may have to liberate my mums machine from lincolnshire if this repair takes too long :)
    what fabric did you get?
     
  16. blue with pinky flowers on... haha

    you could if i ever find the bugger... :( boohoo needed them in for next weekend too ...
     
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  17. There's a place in Gainsborough that's quite cheap, or was when they fixed ours anyway.

    Edit: Seweezy
     
  18. Tuesday wildchild

    Tuesday wildchild I'm a circle!

    Cheaper to buy another.
     
  19. i must be under charging

    i'm almost 1/2 that for a fully qualified NICEIC registered sparky
     
  20. I must be under charging as well for a fully qualified gas engineer
     

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