I broke a couple of needles at first and still dont know what I did wrong but was very careful putting in the last needle and so far hasnt broken. Make sure there is no lint in bobbin area. I bought the Schmetz 75/11 quilting needles and broke 2 of them after breaking the needle in the machine. It came with a bunch of Chinese needles that are written in Chinese.
My table is an Imperial and it took the guy who makes a living putting quilting tables togather 6 hrs to put it all togather. Million screws and parts.
I wanted a table that will hold a long arm machine if I ever win the lottery.