Originally Posted by
bearisgray
For the more expensive machines - I want something that will be repairable - not "disposable".
Everything is like that. Your washing machine has a "mother board" as does your kitchen range, your dishwasher, your computer, your printer, etc. We are living in a disposable society. We generate mountains of trash daily (a lot of which is toxic), most of which is too expensive to recycle. Much of this trash is generated by a society that wants to reduce labor costs. So that we can use unskilled labor to stock our grocery stores, everything is prepackaged. Clothing comes already on hangers so no one has to do that job, but the hangers are too flimsy to really re-use as a hanger at home, and sending them back to the clothing manufacturer costs too much, so they go in the trash. In a large part of the world, trash goes in the ocean. This "just trash it" mentality is a huge problem. Sewing machines are just a small part.
(I'll get off my soapbox now.)
bkay