Gramma B If you have the room and have an old table do what we did. We took a 4X8 piece of plywood and made a top for the table. Its large enough for several to sew or to set up several machine or just to use your self.. He built me a raise cutting table that sits at one end of the larger table. The small table holds my larges cutting mat. 36 in good luck on getting your fixed or a new one made which ever you want