I recently got the Studio and love it. It wasn't hard to turn at all even having 8 layers of fabric. I tried the Baby and you had to start the die thru, turn the handle and hold the machine down all at the same time. It was new and I've heard that the more you use the Baby or the Go the easier the handle turns. With the Studio, the machine is heavy so all I had to do was start the die thru and turn the handle.
Susan