I DONT KNOW TO MUCH ABOUT SEWING MACHINES,I TURN ON UNIT AND TRY OUT THE MACHINE ITS SEEMS OKAY. I DOWN LOADEDTHE MANUAL FROM THE INTERNET. THE MACHINE IS MADE OUT OF METAL AND WEIGHS 39 POUNDS. ITS WAS MADE IN U.S.A HAS PATTERN DIAL WITH 11 DIFFERENT SETTINGSHAS NEEDLE POSITION & WIDTH DIALHAS BUTTON HOLE DIALHAS SPACE DIALHAS UP AND DOWN DIAL FOR NEEDLEHAS BULB IN FRONT OF UNIT TO LIGHT UP SEWING AREAHAS ON /OFF BUTTON ON UNITHAS PEDAL FOR FOOT ACTIONCOMES IN OWN PLASTIC CASE
