I have a Hamilton Beach from WalMart with the auto shutoff. It was $25 and I've had it over a year or so. Auto shut off that comes on with a quick turning it horizontal. I am very happy with it. When I checked out what the quilt shop used and talked to them about it, they said they use cheapies. Tried the more expensive but they didn't do any better. I got a heavy duty one and now wonder if I should have gottem smaller. I'm like some of the others.......would rather use the $$ towards a new machine. LOL