Originally Posted by
elnan
Have you used this machine very much? Brian Remlinger has a video review of the 285K and has nothing good to say about it, saying to avoid it.
Yes, I saw that
after I bought it, but I think I may like it in spite of all that. It sews significantly faster than my other machines, and as I am used to my ailing Necchi Supernova in high gear, that is a big thing for me. The vibration, etc, caused by the rack and pinion (or whatever its officially called) is not too much of an issue for me. I only paid $20.99 for it, and its a really lovely color of bluish green, both of which are big, if intangible plusses. How it sews will be the most important, of course, and I have yet to really get into that. I've only had it a few days and I had to clean and oil it, etc.
My dh is a mechanical engineer, so we got to have a little confab about the rack and a discussion about the built in slop at the end of the throw, etc. Its nice to finally get a machine that is a little bit interesting for him, lol.