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This is great! Thanks south for all of your feedback! Very very helpful. Yeah, I will be making "fashion" bags so I think I will start with light/medium machine for now. Thanks again everyone!

Hi, thought i start a new post. I am new to the forum but, it looks to be great. I am looking to get a cylinder machine, which will be a very $$ purchase. Since i am just a beginner i don't know too much about leather working, and my only knowledge is from taking a semester of leather bag making class at FIT and now continuing on to take further classes there; i need help. I am looking for machine that will last forever( or so i hope) and be easy to use. We used bunch of different machines in the class and its a bit hard to say which was better but i think i kind of like TechSew ( but again, research that i have done from this forum made me think of it as the one to get, i might be wrong). From the research that i have done, do you think: a. this brand is good quality b. should i get 2700 OR should i invest a bit more and get the 5100( which is more heavy duty but they say it does it all). I will be making bags, wallets, BUT i want to be a flexible, because what if i want to work with saddle leather for bags, then i need a much thicker resistance, that's why i was thinking of 5100. I will be including double layered leather with pellon and maybe bonded leather. I cant remember the model we used in school, so i cannot reference and the next class will not start until September. The bottom line is, i just want a good machine ( like Bernina quality) that will last forever, and that i can use for any leather related project, light or heavy. Thanks!

i know this is a bit of an old thread but i am looking of a cylinder machine and based on some research and forum posts i was debating about Techsew machine and about which model to get. So is the dilemma: 1. I am looking for a quality machine ( let say Bernina is quality) that would last forever. Is Techsew known for good quality? Will the machine last forever? 2. I am looking to do bags, wallets, maybe belts. Is it better to get a light/medium machine such as 2700 or is it better to get 5700? I know i cant get one machine to do all, but i would rather cover all three options ( light/medium and heavy) Thanks!