Thread: Long Arm Owners, Can you please Advise me?

I agree with Prism99. I think it's too much money for a used one--should be about half the price of new, imho too. And I am sure you will quickly feel really limited with a 9" throat. I find that whatever the throat space is, I am usually comfortable quilting in half that space. That's not to say you can't quilt a wider path, I just find it a bit uncomfortable and kind of unnatural, because I am worrying I will end up with squared off feathers all in a line at the limit of my reach, etc. (Hope that makes sense.) And then towards the bottom of a large quilt, you'll have even less space to move, because of the thickness of the already quilted quilt on the take up bar inside the throat, and be even more restricted. Whatever you buy, get the largest throat space you can afford. And I think a stitch regulation system is important, if you can swing it, because it really shortens the learning curve. Good luck!