I have a Juki Pearline that I got off of Craigslist, that I love. Even the threading, while it can be challenging, isn't that big of a deal. One of the things that I did before I bought this used one was that I called a dealer, told them what I was going to go look at, and they told me what to look for, what to try before I bought it, and what questions to ask. It was so helpful! There also a couple of great setting books that you can get from Amazon fairly in expensively that you might want to look at...have fun!