I have 3 vintage machines: treadle, featherweight, class 66 in a cabinet. Plus two other older machines and a "dinky mechanical Brother" which is my go to machine. All the other machines work fine and it is fun using the featherweight and the treadle, but, I always go back to the Brother cheapy version. It is over 10 years old and has sewn through anything and I can FMQ with it.