Machine sews well but noisy. Visual of needle threading and thread guides just before the needle are difficult to see and hard to thread. Sewing for many years so I can deal with this but inconvenient. Limited presser feet and useful stitches. Throat plate markings are hard to find so I put a piece of blue masking tape to guide me.
I have owned this machine for a few weeks. I am a beginner at sewing. I like the machine. It is easy to put thread on a bobbin. It is somewhat difficult to thread the bobbin correctly when putting it in the base. Is there an easier way that I don't know about? Used some Coats & Clark Outdoor Thread (very heavy) to sew a waterproof backed fabric through two layers of very thick border. Had to roll the wheel to start by hand. Very difficult puncture. Then foot pedal. Sewed the entire padded two layer border with no issues. Crooked as all get out (I told you I'm new) but that rascal is sewn-up. Seriously, that was a hard test. I give the machine 90 out of 100 for that performance.
I bought a few weeks ago. I thought being HeavyDuty would do better. But bent 1 and broke a needle fixing the rolled edge of a bath towel. Won't do jeans well either