12- ply Denim?

See video on Amazon.com After my wife her Brother Galaxy 2100 embroidery sewing machine almost wrecked with leather and awning fabric, we have been looking for some time for an affordable machine for such tasks - industrial machinery are simply too expensive.
Besides romps on the sewing table nor a price comparable to the Toyota W6 Overlock Sewing Machine N 454D. Although the operation of such a Overlock not with a normal sewing machine is comparable, making housing and mechanics of Overlock a much more stable and more robust overall impression and in this respect one can compare them.

For a more favorable all-round machine with many uses the Toyota, however, is quite tidy. Although the machine is relatively easy, but it is safe and stable. Getting used to the select the stitch programs on the pattern selection dial and dial to any change to the upper position and the main switch must be turned off in the needle. Somewhat stiff, it is also - well, you get used to it.
Done to my wife from the instructions and function for threading.

Correct annoying is the "faulty design" of the accessory compartment. A portion of the removable compartment can not use it, as this area is also docked open. The rest area is / flying accessories around like in a drawer open and if you decrease the tray there is a danger that half on the ground lands (s. Photos). Here Toyota needed rectifying.

This machine now promises:
Patented innovation: Specially designed sliding foot (10 mm foot stroke) sews effortlessly through 12 layers thick denim and Jeanssäume
Also ideal for sewing thin and fine leather

The 12 layers of denim creates the machine only under ideal conditions, ie 12 layers of thin, not otherwise sewn Denim superimposed. In attempts to shortened legs on crossing was stitched seams (that's where several layers of fabric come together) at 8 layers conclusion just the crossing of the old hems worked with difficulty.

What works great with the right role feet is sewing of thin and / or soft leather, this has good function of the machine brought the fourth star.

The seams and stitch programs work clean and as described, the detailed and richly illustrated manual of Toyota has to be mentioned, but which is just on a DVD. We have it completely printed out at any time to have this new machine at hand, only on a PC monitor brings them little.

Conclusion: If you look at price / performance, a decent all-round machine with a few constructive weaknesses, but also well suited (with minor limitations) for Jeans
and even get along with leather.

Addendum: Unfortunately, it has been found in designing a shopping bag from an old jeans that the machine for the processing of denim fabrics but is only very limited suitability. With jeans now even includes pockets. At the corners of the pockets come at least five layers together solid Denim and because the motor and mass transfer of Toyota came up against its limits. It was just in with a lot of support, but a look at the lower seam showed that the stable Jean upper thread was not properly pulled through the material. Therefore, Toyota loses half a star for us and it leaves only three good.