Sewing Machine

[Vagus]

I have an electric sewing machine which I want to dispose of. It needs a new foot pedal/switch which is hardwired into the machine. It would cost me £60 to £80 to have it fixed, as I haven't used it for many years I don't want to do this.

I'd very happily donate it to to someone or somewhere but don't know where..any ideas? Most charity shops won't take electrical goods even if they're in working order.

[Tuvok]

Try your local college/university - art students may be interested in it either to use or for use as part of their artwork.

[TheWinner]

advertise it on your local facebook page, put the make/model no. on and say exactly what needs repairing. trust me, somebody, somewhere, will want it. 

[Buenchico]

Try putting it on Freecycle:
https://www.freecycle.org/

[tamaris]

On Olio

[bednobs]

take it to your local repair cafe then sell it

 

[Rosie29]

There are charities such as Tools for Self Reliance who will gladly accept sewing machines and repair them.  They then send them where needed.

[Vagus]

Thanks for the suggestions, its got to be somewhere very local so will explore further.

[Old_Geezer]

One wonders how difficult a foot pedal switch can be to replace or repair. Advertise it for collection, someone with an eye for a bargain would probably be interested. 

[jourdain2]

Please check out you local charity shops anyway.  Some do have people who check-out electrical goods as their contribution to the charity.  I'll instance a local one 'The Hinge', which helps with homelessness  and people on the edge of society, and which we and many others support.  We changed our 2-phone system for a more modern one with better amplification which OH could manage to hear.  The Hinge had a chap (retired electrician) who cleaned and cleared it out and checked it so it could be resold.

 

[bobbie22]

I have exactly the same problem.   I have a fab sewing machine which only needs a new plug.   It does everything, buttonholes, embroidery, everything.   It weighs a ton.    I haven't used it for years, and I have been round all our charity shops, but no one was interested.   It's still in the cupboard.

[bednobs]

seriously, repair cafes people!

[Old_Geezer]

I wouldn't know how to even start to repair a café.

[naomi24]

The British Heart Foundation take electrical goods.

[Barsel]

Bednobs, what is a repair cafe?

[Vagus]

I don't really want to repair it and then sell it, I just want rid now.

I had a look at repair cafes near me but it's too far to take it, good idea though.

I'm not sure British Heart Foundation take electrical things which don't work. I know they check any electric items donated, for safety, but I think they only want working items. We've donated lots of furniture to them over the years, they took a bedside table with a faint watermark on it which the local hospice shop refused.