Charlee, long arms are made with large bobbins for a reason. Removing the machine from the frame and or the slide plate on that particular machine would be a huge hassle every time the bobbin emptied(very often). And burying the knots from so many starts and stops another hassle. The short arm of the machine and the miniature area to quilt would be a huge negative too. It's more of a headache changing a bobbin on a frame vs. a cabinet or table top.