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We picked up a JUKI this year. All in all, we have the machine (double stitch), tuned up, table, thread, bobbins, etc for under $2000. We couldn't be happier with the purchase and set up. It will pay for itself in a few more months. We use to send most of our banners to a local company to have them sewn. After the cost of sewing + gas we were spending $5k+ a year. Personally, I like a sewn edge vs a tape hem or heat/weld hem. You can teach yourself to sew a perfect hem in a few days. We do have a hem tool to aid in hemming banners attached to the machine, but expect to eliminate it at some point. We had a job with 15 banners with pole pockets this week that we turned in 24 hours. It would have been a week turn around last year. You can pick up a good used machine for $1000 - $1500. You can probably spend less, but you may get less.