Elna 2002
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I confess, this is a little more modern a machine than I normally review. What happened is I bought a Viking 120 from an Ebay seller. He didn't pack it that well (crumpled newspaper will NOT stop a 20 pound sewing machine when UPS drops the package) and it arrived pretty damaged. When I talked to the seller, he proposed that I keep the machine and that he would send me an Elna 2002 that he was preparing to auction as a replacement. I felt that was a fair offer ... and I ended up with an Elna 2002!
Once bonus of it still being a fairly new machine is that it's easy to find information about it -- here're the technical specs from the Elna website: Look for Elna's and peripherals here |
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This is a plastic case machine, so it's fairly light. I don't know if it comes with a carrying case, but it does have this neat little handle to make it tote-friendly.
Is does have a slide-on accessory bed -- which is missing on mine. I also didn't get a machine foot when I received the machine. I bought a generic snap-on zig-zag foot at JoAnn's and it fit just fine. |
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Here's a quick view from the side -- no surprises. Handwheel with a needle-bar disengaging knob in the middle (you disengage it when you wind a bobbin), socket near the bottom for the power cord, and the off-on switch.
I like having an off-on switch. I have not found a separate on-off switch for the light -- when the machine is on, the light is on. |
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A quick view from the top -- the bobbin winding gear is all on top of the machine. The snap-lever near the bobbin winding spindle pushes in when you begin winding; when the bobbin fills, it'll press the lever and stop the winding.
Bobbin winding follows the usual suspects. If you'd like more information, you can do a Google search for "elna 2002 manual" -- you can download a copy of the manual. I've also got a copy here in PDF format. I did not see a copyright notice in the manual, so I believe it's okay to make it available here. If you know otherwise, would you let me know? |
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Here're the bobbin works -- just flip the door on the free-arm. Works pretty much like you woudl expect.
I wasn't paying attention when I removed the bobbin -- I also flipped the levers to remove the bobbin case. When I went to put it back in, I put it in backwards. It almost -- but not quite -- fit! You want the two "bumps" to be facing you, not facing towards the inside of the machine. The manual will have a lot more information. The two bumps are stops for the bobbin case securing levers (the little black levers at the 4:00 o'clock and 8:00 o'clock positions). |
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The stitch selector runs across the top of the machine. There's a 4 step buttonhole (with 3 steps), plus several straight and zig-zag selections. You can adjust the stitch width, needle position, and stitch length.
There's also a reverse feed lever on the tower portion of the machine. Press it down to feed in reverse to lock in the beginning and end of stitches. |
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Here are some samples of stitches produced with the Elna 2002. A couple of straight stitches using different needle positions, a number of zig-zags and variants, plus a buttonhole. The buttonhole is a little "lumpy", but that's more because of me than because of the machine.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased with this machine. I haven't torture tested it yet, but it seems pretty capable of a simple and clean stitch. Fairly quiet in operation and it's reasonably attractive for a recent mechanical machine. My price (free!) couldn't be beat -- but I've seen these models go for less than $100. Might be worth a think if you find one! Back to the Main Page |
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