Quilt Frame Questions
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Quilt Frame Questions
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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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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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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.
You could always make an offer.
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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
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
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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
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
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.
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...d-t243621.html
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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