Thanks Kate, that was exactly what I was thinking. And it's a steal if you look at modern day serger prices. My mom's got one that are almost as old as me and I just gave it in to a guy in town that fix overlockers, so if he quote me more than the price for this one, I'm taking the Janome. I've heard good things about them.

And I only need it for home use, as long as it keeps the terry toweling from snowing on me the whole time .. I'm good