jennlefore Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I saw some months ago, a machine that was for sale, and in their setup, her husband had rigged up a line that her machine cord draped over above her so that it would move around smoothly. I'm looking for pics of that same type of setup to show my husband. We just hung up 2 shop lights from the ceiling over my setup and I want to connect them all on the same extension cord with my machine. I would appreciate any pictures y'all might of your similar setups. (I am familiar with Dave Jones' setup - but that won't work for me). Thank you all for your input. Jenn Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarack Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Here are some pictures of my setup with the machine cord plugged into the ceiling outlet. Very simple design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraquilts Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I just have a power strip attached to the underside of my table and my machine plugs into that. I've never had any problem with the cord getting caught anywhere because it is always underneath the table and only has to extend to half of the table length at a max. That probably won't work with your overhead lights though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Kathy, thank you for sharing your pictures. I'd like to do that with my bobbin camera cords! I was thinking I'd need a curtain rod but your way is inexpensive and ingenious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.waits Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 I have my lights plugged in to a power strip attached to the underside of my machine, but I still had to get an extension cord from one side of the room to the other so I did something similar to Kathy. I screwed a couple of eye hooks into the ceiling and used electrical ties through the hooks to hold up the cord. It goes up and over the room instead of lying on the floor in the way. Hope you figure out something that works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Wight Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 One thought......You will want to be able to turn off your lights and quilt with a side light for certain fabric/thread combos. I had my ceiling lights and machine all plugged into the same switch, so lights off--machine off.... That worked fine until I needed to turn off lights to see my quilting.... Mine looks just about like Kathy's. I have an older green Millennium and the design prevents me from using the power strip attached under the table because the power cord comes out of the top of the machine and always catches on the back when I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennlefore Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thank you all. I noticed that you have straight cords. Mine is curly and it does come out of the top of my machine so it catches on the track. Because my cord is curly, it won't reach the extension that we just put up for the shop lights so I've got to figure something else out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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