I have to very economical Kenmore. One from 1965 which sews like a dream and weighs a ton. Even made a tailored suede jacket in my tailoring class in HS. My teacher, bless her heart, took me to a large city to buy the hides! I think I used six. The one from 2004 is noisy. It sews good but I prefer the older model. Feet are interchangeable between the two machines.