I sew professionally and have been sewing for many years. I purchased this serger because I needed a secondary serger. I also own a Juki MO654 serger and a Janome cover pro machine. The American home serger has a similar feel to these two other mid priced sergers. This serger has a good, solid feel. It is very quiet and hums as I sew. The plastic on the machine is thick and does not feel cheap. When I sew, the machine feels very solid and has suction cup feet, so it does not vibrate around on the table. This serger can do a rolled hem however, you must change the face plate and make a few setting adjustments in order to achieve this stitch. This was not made clear in the product description. If you don't know anything about serger machines....on a more expensive machine a rolled hem is achieved by merely flipping a switch. This isn't really a problem for me, but it would have been nice to know. Over all, this is a really nice serger especially at the price I paid...$***...free shipping and no tax.