jbj137

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Probably not the correct place to post - so I also posted in Main.

QUESTIONS about a Grace GMQ Pro Frame

THANKS for all replies to this plea.

This is listed on CL for $350.

Don't want to miss it if it is a Bargain.

Is that a good price?.

She says original price was $1200. (1 year old) & been used only once.

What do I need to look for it to include?

I know nothing about the frames (I am a Hand Quilter).

Will it work with a 301A -or- FW?

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Candace

Putting a FW on a frame is not something I'd ever do. There's no throat space. I put a 301 on a frame to try it out and it wouldn't have been able to do more than a crib size without flipping the whole quilt.

You could always make an offer.

jbj137

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THANKS Candace.
I have had advice from my posting in MAIN and
think I may really reconsider this one.

Sounds like a lot or work and the size may be too big for me.

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Rodney

Simple solution-get a full size vintage machine to fit it instead. A Singer model 15 or one of it's clones would be a good choice.

Going the other direction, I've wondered why people don't buy old cheap commercial machines to fit to frames as sort of a poor man's longarm.
Maybe it's too much work to adapt the mount to the machine and fit the motor to the back of the machine instead of having it hang below like they do normally.

Unless I was doing it for a living I couldn't justify (even if the money was available) thousands of dollars for a new longarm machine.
Rodney

amcatanzaro

I thought someone had success with one because I was researching it at some point based on a thread they made about it. Macybaby comes to mind, but maybe it was Candace.

Candace

15's still won't give adequate throat space. Large, vintage commercial machines can add too much weight to the frame, no stitch regulation and no needle up or down which is a big factor.

I will be spending big $ for a long arm in the future. I have already spent major $ on a fancy Bernina embroidery machine. I pay for my toys, but I also enjoy them.

KLO

twinkie had a post going about her inexpensive set up. She bought a frame from someone on this board and then her husband took apart, painted, and fitted an older machine (Singer 66) to the frame. Check this out as maybe it is the one you were thinking of:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...d-t243621.html

Candace

My posting on it http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t236274.html


Not really something that works great for larger than baby sized quilts. I actually sold the frame shortly after posting as it just wasn't the set up for me.

amcatanzaro

That's what I remember. Good to know it wasn't ideal. Not that I have room for a frame at this point in my life.