I have been thinking this myself. When we talk about plastic we are thinking of the stuff toys are made of, but they make cars out of plastic now so I think it is pretty sturdy. Not like metal is impervious to wear, poor machining when making and rust.
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Wintersewer
Have you taken off all the covers to see that? I don't think there are any all metal sewing machines made any more. I know that Berninas have some non metal (plastic?? nylon??) parts.