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I needed something that could go through a stack of 2 layers of 1000d cordura, 2 layers of 17337 webbing and a layer of spacer mesh (all at once), and this melts through it. I had a Brother CS-6000i, and while I did a surprising amount with it, it would struggle on the aforementioned areas. This machine cuts through it like butter. Another plus, since you can set the needle position both to the left and right, you can get the stitch on webbing around buckles much tighter (closer) to the buckle than I could with the Brother. Take some time getting used to it before doing anything important. Whereas I had the tension on 9 with the brother, this does the same on tension 3. The foot pedal, while very good at blasting through things, need a gentle touch for slower stitching. The installed 100/16 needle broke quite quickly (I was kinda abusing it, seeing what it could do), replaced with a Schmetz 100/16 and no problems so far. The only really con I see is that it needs to get off to a running start. The minimum threshold for getting the needle moving is a bit fast, doesn't leave much time to turn for curves and the like. I foresee making ample use of the hand crank for more sensitive areas. Edit: I have found that using the hand crank to give it a bit of momentum while lightly pressing the pedal can get it moving at a slower speed from the get go.