I bought one and also had trouble as it elevated my arms and made my shoulders hurt. So, I bought a small folding table (at Sam's)that had adjustable legs. When set up it was either too high or too low, so DH drilled an additional set of holes so I could drop the tables about 3 or 4 inches and it was perfect. I used it for about 3 years and this year for Christmas he bought me a real sewing cabinet.