I bought my first Touch and Sew in 1969 with my babysitting money. I sewed on it until I bought my first Bernina in 1976. I liked the machine but many of them required extensive repairs as the plastic/nylon gears wore out, cracked and broke. I wouldn't buy it without trying it out first. It also takes a specific bobbin and winds in the machine after pushing a button to fill and this also sometimes gives trouble.