Howdy,

If you feel the need to leap towards a lightweight industrial, Harbor Freight has some off brand drop feed straight stitch machines (no zig zag though) for just over $300. They're all metal light to mid weight machines that are fully capable of munching through any kilt fabrics. Delivery may kill you, but the excess weight and space requried to house one is well worth the price when your hobbies go feral.

We've got a stable of 12 monsters here, and we'll never regret buying any of them. Though some may sit idle for 6 months between use, they fire right up and work every time.

Give me an extra 20 sq feet of floor space, and I'll sneek over to Doc's and try to talk him out of his 7 Class. I could stitch a roof rack to my Subaru with that!

Kevin.