Originally Posted by
Feathers-N-Fur
Juki has the F-600 for around $1000. I love mine. Juki does use a slightly larger motor than many other machines, but it is not as strong as my straight stitch only machine. That said, the only things mine has refused to do were multiple layers of leather, or many, many layers of fleece for a dog toy. I have put mine through a lot and she has been a work horse.
I had this machine for about 2 months, until I finally returned it. I loved the normal stitch quality, but even with technical help, I could not get the machine to work with polyester thread on top, cotton on bottom. The bobbin thread always came through, and not just a little dot here and there. If you don't need different thread weights, it would probably be a great machine.