I have 5 machines. My Elna 7000 that I use all the time. An Elna surger that I never use. It has been balanced twice and still doesn't work right. My Mother-in-laws Kenmore. I use it mainly for buttonholes, Elna isn't good at that. A small Janome that I keep in the trailer for winter sewing. A Sailrite, my husband mainly uses it. I don't want him to ruin another good machine when he sews something heavy.