This one is for heavy duty use, and it spent many years doing upholstery work. It even made a motorcycle seat! The motor in a standard sewing machine for home use is pretty small — about the ...

I’ve been sewing off and on ... how I managed to not kill that machine, because I have no idea. Left: a 3/4 size Janome 11706. Right: a full-size Singer Heavy Duty 4452. Last year, I got a ...