Singer XL-6000 Sew & Embroidery Machine Start Price USD 2,100.00 Current Price USD 2,100.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 18, 2008 Location Oscoda, MI See more about 'Singer XL-6000 Sew & Embroidery Machine' Description Item was purchased September, 2006 and was a demo.  Retail price of this machine is $5999.00.  Was serviced 1 month prior to my purchase.   Auto Thread Exchanger-allows switching between two color thread spools during embroidery. After one color has been sewn, the XL6000 stops, rethreads itself with the new color then resumes embroidery. 3 Types of Bobbin Winding:1. Winding on top of machine with regular Class 15 bobbins2. Winding in place on an Endless Bobbin from the needle thread3. Winding in place on an Endless Bobbin from a separate spool in the Wind-in-Place Bobbin System underneath Automatic Threading System-allows the XL6000 to switch between two color thread spools during embroidery. Continuous Hoop-allows you to embroider border designs without removing the hoop from your machine to re-hoop fabric. You simply raise the latch and slide the fabric to the next setting. The machine puts a reference point on the fabric so it will easily line up and realign the needle. Multi Hooping-Provides the ability to do large area designs up to 10" x 18" (250mm x 450mm) total size. Create your layout on screen to ensure precisely matched designs. Full-Color 3-D LCD Screen is easy to read and will display your design patterns. Pictogram & Icon-Based Menus-Includes user instructions and help screens that guide you every step of the way. Direct Computer Interface-allows you to connect your computer directly to your Singer via Serial cable. Eliminates the need for card converter and reader-writer boxes! Ability to string up to 120 characters or letters-great feature when sewing poems and sayings Can embroider fonts from 7mm to 60mm which can be resized in 1mm increments Built-in embroidery resizing from 90%-120%-Allows you to customize the size of built-in designs, reducing them to 90% or enlarging them to 120% Singer patented quilting stitches-An ingenious stitch that creates the look of hand quilting and can be customized to various stitch lengths. Quilting made easy with the extra high lift presser bar, manual drop feed lever, and increased sewing surface. Sideways sewing-Allows you to sew in four different directions (forward, backward, left, & right) via on-screen control, instead of pivoting your fabric. Extra-extra high lift pressure bar-The knee lift raises the machine presser foot for hands-free positioning and pivioting of fabric while sewing. Needle up/Needle down-Provides the ability to quickly and easily stop & pivot during sewing Sewing Odometer-counts the stitches sewn by the XL 6000. A helpful feature for knowing when to change needles and have the machine serviced. Up to 800 stitches per minute Variable Sewing Speed-Allows control of sewing speed according to the complexity of your project. Select higher speeds for regular sewing and lower speeds for intricate embroidery. Computer-controlled thread tension-Automatic, computer-controlled thread metering system delivers the precise amount of thread for the optimal appearance of each stitch. Embroidery Area 6-1/2" x 9-1/2" Accepts up to 128 colors in a single hoop-allows single patterns to be sewn in up to 128 colors Built-In Designs-Embroidery fonts including a 4" tall block & beautiful script. -The regular fonts are up to 2" (10mm-50mm) including Shadowed letters.-Monogram motiffs-Over 100 beautiful floral designs -Large selection of borders & frames Bonus Items:3900 Designs CD & 21 fontsOperating Manual Conversion Cable & Singer Conversion Software Ten Included Feet:BlindstitchButtonhole Cording Embroidery & DarningEven FeedGeneral PurposeInvisible ZipperOvercasting Rolled HemZipper Continuous Hoop 2" X 6" (50mm X 150mm) 4 Hoops:2 Large Hoop 5-1/2" X 9-1/2" (140mm X 240 mm)  Medium Hoop 4-1/2" X 4-1/2" (114mm X 114mm) Small Hoop 2-1/8" X 2-1/8" (55mm X 55mm)  BONUS***HOOP - IT - ALL for hard to hoop items Carrying Case for the Embroidery Unit Place a Bid!