SINGER C5200 Computerized Sewing & Quilting Machine with Extension Table & Accessory Kit | 180 Stitch Applications, Touch Button Stitch Selection, LCD Screen, Full Metal Frame & 1-step Buttonhole

Sewing machine is a wonder, just finished making a quilt using a couple different stitches. Excited to explore many others. Very sturdy, quite easy to use and extremely quiet. I searched many different options with many different prices and found this to be the best buy. The purchase price SHOULD include an operating manual which it doesn't, so beware and expect to pay an additional $19.95 for operating instructions

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Over the years I hav purchased several singer sewing machines. Each and every one performs exceptionally.when you purchased a Singer sewing machine you were purchasing a first class quality sewing machine. I don’t know what has happened with Singer but machine is junk. From the first day i opened the machine it hammed. I was not able to make 2 stiches when it started making a horrible noise and jammed. I tried several times with the same result. I called their customer service support, they were no help. The user manual did not come with the machine. It said If you want a manual you can go to the Singer website and down load a manual. I tryed that but without any luck. I ended up going to eBay and purchased a manual $15.00. I should have saved my money because the machine still makes a horrible noise and jammed. The manual was no help. I ended up pulling out my 30 year old Singer sewing machine to make my niece’s prom dress. singer should be ashamed for selling such junk. I’m not sure if I will ever purchase another Singer sewing machine. I tried not to give any stars. But I can’t submit this review without giving it a star, so I’m forced to give it one star, reluctantly.

computerized settings easy to use

Muy buena calidad todos los accessorios buenos

This is my daughter‘s first sewing machine and she loved it. I got it for her for Christmas.

This is a cheap machine. Needle threader doesn't work, but for mending it's ok

I think my machine arrived damaged, so this is a ‘buyer beware’ review rather than this model of machine (I think! I hope? Let’s see!).Out of the box- The channel for the take up lever, where a gap should be, was pinched in almost entirely closed (see first 2 pics). There was a scuff on the front of the machine, & bottom of box looked like it was re-taped with duct tape in last pic (which USPS usually refuses to ship- so that seemed odd?) w/no bottom styrofoam. The top of the box was taped shut with clear packing tape. I suspect this machine may have dropped out of the bottom of the box at some point & took a hit to throw off the geometry which makes it work *tehnically* but creates a tension problem.Not sure if this machine was used? Which really wouldn’t bother me if it worked properly. It arrived with a needle installed (which doesn’t seem normal to me, but maybe that’s fine?). What’s definitely not normal is when I got the machine set up & ran a simple straight stitch on fabric the needle immediately snapped. It also wasn’t a Singer needle- I replaced with Singer needles which worked better, but far from great.Pic #3 is how far I could pull the casing apart to thread the machine. Both channels should be the same width. The outer plastic casing itself obviously has nothing to do with the thread tension, but I think it’s a sign of a more serious internal problem of pressure on the needle shank geometry caused by blunt force trauma.The tension felt way too high regardless of settings adjustments, or when I switched to different thread/fabric (all the troubleshooting stuff). I need a replacement for my Singer Ingenuity so I REALLY wanted to make this work. It seemed really finicky & VERY different (not better) from the model I’m replacing. It would eventually snap thread, or a needle- even with a basic straight stitch. All the fancy stitches were way too tight regardless of adjustments to machine or materials. I know what to expect from my older predecessor model which had the same programmed stitches- as well as thread & fabric what works great.Now, I *have* had issues with newer Singer machines (NOT my older Ingenuity) being way too tight (or randomly loosey goosey), dropping stitches, & generally applying too much power unnecessarily Tim-The-Tool-Man-Taylor style (Singer HD4452 Heavy Duty & HD-110C, respectively). imo, a ‘Heavy Duty’ machine should be able to catch thread & make a reliable stitch- which, for me, both of these take a LOT of finesse, troubleshooting, & have very limited applications to work at all. This is why I’m not sure if the tension issue is a THIS machine problem, or a new Singer problem.I’ll be returning this machine, and I’m not confident in a replacement of the same model. It’s far less user-friendly than my old Ingenuity. The new stitch selection mechanism with just ^up rather than ^up + v down is way too easy to overshoot & tedious. My older model had auto-tension in addition to a manual tension adjust wheel which I missed. It’s already got digital guts- why not help the tension problem?For the price, it should at least be functional & reliable. If I hadn’t had experience w/similar machines or w/sewing in general, I could be convinced that my issues were user error. It would be unfortunate for someone to buy this machine, have a needlessly frustrating time, & pack it away in a closet after the return window has passed thinking they can’t sew.I’ll update here if I have issues with the return. Amazon’s new return policy also seems more strict & attempting to charge me a re-stocking fee (or deny the return entirely) for a potentially broken product (also, that’s not a “free return”). Maybe I just got a lemon because other reviews for this machine seem pretty great. I very very much hope they’ll listen (amz or singer!) & refurbish the machine instead of junking it because it SHOULD be repairable.