SARK9

I had 3 of them at one time...the two orphans I bought together plus a rebadged machine (Chandler CU-563) I had picked up previously. Treat them about the same as their cousins (226, 111G156, etc etc) and they are pretty smooth sailing. Like all the vertical axis bobbin machines, hang on to the needle thread hard for a couple of stitches and they purr happily. They are one of the better versions of the design and that *U* bobbin will spoil you. I had no trouble sewing with T-210 thread on mine, but I hear some prefer 138. I rarely sew leather, but mine gets a frequent diet of rock-hard compressed 1000D Cordura seams and other oddball sewn-on hardware like 0.065" ABS formed plastic deflectors. If I had to offload my machines, the Juki would go last.  Hope you find a good one-

-DC