I have the Elna Explore 340 and I love it. Had it for nearly 5 years and it goes like clockwork. It's a workhorse. It sews denim hems, everything. It is now a defunct model. I had it serviced and the mechanic told me I'll have it for a long time yet. Elnas sew smoothly, even quality stitches and is most reliable. Elna means great quality sewing machines. I had other good brand machines before, but this is my favourite. I will hang on to it.
Yes. I had one I bought in Scotland with a dual electrical thingy, so I could use it when we got back to the states. It was 37 years old when I couldn't repair it anymore. I bought the 160...and now we're moving back to London, but I can't take it, because it doesn't have the dual plug.
Thank you, thank you, what a marvelous job you have done on explaining what makes a good sewing machine vs. a lesser machine. I was debating what sort of beginner machine I wanted to buy. I had it down to two machines I was seriously considering: the Baby Lock Joy (BL25B), or the Elna EM 16, each of them had very good reviews, but not all of them of are readily available from most shops right now due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Everybody seems to want to make their own protective face-masks apparently?) However, I did find one shop in my MI area which had a couple EM 160's available, which I was a bit doubtful about. You have totally resolved any misgivings I had about this Elna Explorer 160 machine vs. the Elna 16. I also love your subtle sense of humor during your videos, but then I think a lot of things are funny that others don't seem to catch? Excellent demo all-around, and I am certainly glad I watched your video. It gave me, as an older male, a lot of confidence that I could satisfactorily do some of my own sewing repairs on rips and tears on some of my clothings. My grandmother actually earned her living with a sewing machine, and I watched her sewing often, and I was sometimes enlisted to thread some of her needles with my younger eyes on those older machines of the 50's. Best Wishes, keep it up! You are very good at these sewing machine demos.
Have tried for two days to figure out WHERE to oil it! Mine sounds as if it needs oiling, but none of the pages in the manual even discuss it. Does anyone know how to oil an Elna Explore 160? Thanks.
I have the Elna Explore 340 and I love it. Had it for nearly 5 years and it goes like clockwork. It's a workhorse. It sews denim hems, everything. It is now a defunct model. I had it serviced and the mechanic told me I'll have it for a long time yet. Elnas sew smoothly, even quality stitches and is most reliable. Elna means great quality sewing machines. I had other good brand machines before, but this is my favourite. I will hang on to it.
Have you got a video on Elna Explore 240 please your instructions is excellent🎉
Elna makes great sewing machines. The elna 160 looks like a great machine especially for the price.
Yes. I had one I bought in Scotland with a dual electrical thingy, so I could use it when we got back to the states. It was 37 years old when I couldn't repair it anymore. I bought the 160...and now we're moving back to London, but I can't take it, because it doesn't have the dual plug.
Thank you, thank you, what a marvelous job you have done on explaining what makes a good sewing machine vs. a lesser machine. I was debating what sort of beginner machine I wanted to buy. I had it down to two machines I was seriously considering: the Baby Lock Joy (BL25B), or the Elna EM 16, each of them had very good reviews, but not all of them of are readily available from most shops right now due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Everybody seems to want to make their own protective face-masks apparently?) However, I did find one shop in my MI area which had a couple EM 160's available, which I was a bit doubtful about. You have totally resolved any misgivings I had about this Elna Explorer 160 machine vs. the Elna 16. I also love your subtle sense of humor during your videos, but then I think a lot of things are funny that others don't seem to catch? Excellent demo all-around, and I am certainly glad I watched your video. It gave me, as an older male, a lot of confidence that I could satisfactorily do some of my own sewing repairs on rips and tears on some of my clothings. My grandmother actually earned her living with a sewing machine, and I watched her sewing often, and I was sometimes enlisted to thread some of her needles with my younger eyes on those older machines of the 50's. Best Wishes, keep it up! You are very good at these sewing machine demos.
I have an Elna 3003 second hand, it's great :)
I really like this review and I think I will buy this machine. Great video
Can you help me with my selector it is jammed cannot move freely. I have the elna sewing machine too. How do I repair the selector.
Have tried for two days to figure out WHERE to oil it! Mine sounds as if it needs oiling, but none of the pages in the manual even discuss it. Does anyone know how to oil an Elna Explore 160? Thanks.
I have an older ELNA SU 62. How does this machine compare with that one?
How can I make my Elna Explorer 160 sew SLOWER? Currently the pedal pressure either makes it go fast, or really fast!
Use the Hand dial.
No sewing machine to buy from your website. 🤷♀️