This machine is perfect for what I needed it to do!
I have a Juki DDL-8700 that is a fantastic workhorse, and used to use my 1986 Singer Merritt 2404 for any zigzagging I needed. However, the Singer, when I had only had it for about 10 years, got some damage to the cord to the pedal, and after electrical tape, and then two replacements, finally wore out.
Being unable to find a place that had *another* replacement pedal, I reluctantly looked around for a replacement sewing machine. I love the sleeve arm, the buttonhole foot, and the threader, as these are all things that my Singer did not have. I will still miss my Singer, but love the smoothness and ease of sewing with the Baby Lock Zeal.