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Posted on: 12/4/13 8:47 PM ET
I was out at the Janome shop and saw this great machine -
http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/Machines/Specialty/Classmate_S-750
The online pics just do not do this machine justice - it has a base like the old machines - that screws into any old singer desk!
It has a drop in bobbin and some zz stitches - it would be a great additional machine for folks who have a nice ss singer but also want some of the convenient stitches of a more modern machine - Im not sure why janome does not have a better pic and advertise this machine more. It seems like a great idea to me.

It seems like if janome had a pic that showed the base of the machine online - more people would understand what this machine was intended for - the way they advertise it -- it just looks like another mechanical machine.
But, it is so much better than that!
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http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/Machines/Specialty/Classmate_S-750
The online pics just do not do this machine justice - it has a base like the old machines - that screws into any old singer desk!
It has a drop in bobbin and some zz stitches - it would be a great additional machine for folks who have a nice ss singer but also want some of the convenient stitches of a more modern machine - Im not sure why janome does not have a better pic and advertise this machine more. It seems like a great idea to me.

It seems like if janome had a pic that showed the base of the machine online - more people would understand what this machine was intended for - the way they advertise it -- it just looks like another mechanical machine.
But, it is so much better than that!
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Re: New Janome that fits in old singer cabinets (posted on 12/5/13 0:55 AM ET)
Thanks for the info - nice to know!
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Posted on: 12/5/13 1:24 AM ET
In reply to PortlandMaine
The model you have pictured is the Classmate S-950, which has a vertical bobbin.
Here is a picture of the Classmate S-750 that you have a link to, which has a drop-in bobbin:

Both look super sturdy! Great options for a no-nonsense machine and being able to re-purpose a vintage cabinet.
Here is a picture of the Classmate S-750 that you have a link to, which has a drop-in bobbin:

Both look super sturdy! Great options for a no-nonsense machine and being able to re-purpose a vintage cabinet.
Posted on: 12/5/13 2:23 AM ET
Whoops - I thought the pics looked diff!
So they make TWO machines that can be put in a desk, one of each style bobbin? Woah. It seems like these would be so much more popular.
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So they make TWO machines that can be put in a desk, one of each style bobbin? Woah. It seems like these would be so much more popular.
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Posted on: 12/5/13 3:13 AM ET
In reply to PortlandMaine
Have you seen this one? Janome 712T to put in a treadle base.Janome 712T
Posted on: 12/6/13 9:36 AM ET
In reply to PortlandMaine
It does seem like they'd be more popular to me too--the cabinets are ideal, attractive and easy to fine in a range of sizes--all built well. Unless I'm thinking of the treadle model, I don't think these are new but have never heard from anyone who has one...
Posted on: 12/6/13 2:41 PM ET
Both descriptions say they fit "flatbed school cabinetry." Is it certain that that's the same as the old Singer and/or Kenmore sewing tables?
Considering the number of empty tables now available thru Craigslist, etc., it really would be brilliant to be able to pop in a new machine and have it fit.
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Considering the number of empty tables now available thru Craigslist, etc., it really would be brilliant to be able to pop in a new machine and have it fit.
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Deborah
Posted on: 12/7/13 1:15 AM ET
Here is a pic of the machine I tried to talk picutre - showing both a top loading bobbin and the bottom of the machine - I wish they had a better pic of the bottom of the machine on the website
Here is an image from the instruction manual.
See?
I have no way of knowing it fits in singer desks - only that this dealer said they did - and he has answered so many of my really intense questions correctly in the past. Im guessing he is not misinformed this time - but he could be.

I edited this b/c I was b++chy and did not intend to be. Sorry about that. I was less than clear in my post - I trust the guy to be right - but, he could be wrong. Other than that information I have no other information to prove this information right or wrong.
I have read some janome information and have thought it was also less than clear. I think it is totally possible they have made these machines - and neglected to really advertise them well.
After all - I remember when Juki was advertising their "box feed" as some distinctive feature and I pointed out that quite a few cheap singers advertise they have box feed as well.
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Posted on: 12/7/13 1:38 AM ET
I put new in quotes because I did not mean a new model as much as contemporary.
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Posted on: 12/7/13 2:30 AM ET
In reply to PortlandMaine
I thought we were agreeing with you and our posts were only to add to the thread. Did I post something to offend you? Sorry.
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