I am a long arm quilter not in business but quilt only queen size quilts so needed my own long arm because it was to difficult to use my domestic sewing machine for quilting.I started out with a pennywinkle fram and a brother seiing machine but could only quilt about 5 inches.So bought an A1 12 foot table longarm.This A1 has a hydraulic lift so the table goes up and down.It came with a saddle backless hydraulis chair looks kinda like a bar stall but with a saddle.So I have the option of sitting when my back is hurting or standing.By being able to move my table up and down it helps my hurting back .You can work from the back on a panagraph and sit and slide your chair along or work from the front and do custon quilting I have two chairs one for front and back.These machines are easy to glide but still are heavy so go to a big quilt show and run them all before spending a lot of money you might regret.If you are going into business think of your back and legs .After standing or sitting fatique in all your extremity's will come into play so try many machines before buying.I love my A1 but there are many good ones out there now.I hope this helps you.,happy quilting.
Elaine from Pa.
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