One simple tip and you can sew thick rubber backed fabric on a domestic sewing machine. No need for an industrial.
I hear this often. You can's sew denim on a domestic. You can't sew this on a domestic! Seriously. This is just people who use industrial sewing machines sticking to their beliefs. But the simple truth is you can sew almost anything on a domestic sewing machine if you know the tricks of the trade.
I have ONLY EVER used a domestic sewing machine to do clothes alterations and repairs.
