It sews very well, but its treadle is kinda clunky. I think someone tried to repair it and didn't do such a good job. I can tell some of the parts are newer than others and ball bearings have been removed and replaced with some sort of teflon "tape" or something. I could switch this one into the RedEye's cabinet and it would do much better. To get it so shiny, I just wiped it down with sewing machine oil and let it soak in before wiping it off.