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I agree with Chris on the 206RBs if they are older. If your looking at a new machine look hard at a true Juki. No knockoffs just Juki brand. 1541s are great. Make sure you get a compound walker / needle feed. The Juki's are still made in Japan last I knew. That is important.

Sorry for kind of hijacking, but I was recommended to have a look at your forum first before working on my project.
Since I'm a new guy too and looking for a new machine... well, here we are.
I worked with so-called heavy duty Singer before (yes, I understand it wasn't the best machine ever), and decided that it's time to upgrade. I would like to reupholster seats in my father's jeep and then switch to other projects, so I'm looking for machine that would work with vinyl and leather (not for a commercial usage, DIY projects and upgrades mostly). Currently I've narrowed down my options to Juki's and was looking for any feedback on Juki DDL 8700. Also I've been eyeballing 2010q as a non-industrial option. The main reason for choosing these two is the price, since my budget is about -$1000-1200 at max.
It seems to me that both are favorably reviewed on campers forums at least, so I'd like to know whether those machines could handle reupholstering. So I'd appreciate any feedback.

- Greg