Ian
06-09-2012, 03:43 PM
I didn't know where to post this. An elderly friend of mine (think adoptive grandfather), purchased his CW about 3 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately, he isn't as handy with a computer as he thought he was, so his machine has sat gathering dust for most of this time. I recently moved to the same town as he, and he asked me to see what I could do with his machine.
I discovered, that because of issues he was having, he took it upon himself to fix the machine (which he didn't know how to operate,so was the biggest issue of all, lol). He and a friend decided to open it up and see what's wrong with it. Upon putting it back together, it didn't work at all. I show up and it is up to me to figure out what is wrong, not the nicest place to be.
To make a long story short, Thanks to all of the helpful posts on this forum, I was able to diagnose what the problems were, and how to correct them in relative short order. My friend was all set to just throw away the machine as it didn't work worth beans, but is now happily watching me play with it while learning how to use it properly. I have started out making a few simple wall hangings for my kids, and am now in the process of designing a sign for a friend of his.
I hope that I can show this machine justice is what it can do.
Again Thanks to all the helpful people on this site.
Ian
I discovered, that because of issues he was having, he took it upon himself to fix the machine (which he didn't know how to operate,so was the biggest issue of all, lol). He and a friend decided to open it up and see what's wrong with it. Upon putting it back together, it didn't work at all. I show up and it is up to me to figure out what is wrong, not the nicest place to be.
To make a long story short, Thanks to all of the helpful posts on this forum, I was able to diagnose what the problems were, and how to correct them in relative short order. My friend was all set to just throw away the machine as it didn't work worth beans, but is now happily watching me play with it while learning how to use it properly. I have started out making a few simple wall hangings for my kids, and am now in the process of designing a sign for a friend of his.
I hope that I can show this machine justice is what it can do.
Again Thanks to all the helpful people on this site.
Ian