I own a Juki TL98E and it is definitely NOT a long arm. I originally used it on a HandiQuilter frame. But if you are doing queen size quilts by the time you get about half-way throught the quilt you only have a 3-4 inches of room to quilt. I found that to be very frustrating. I eventually threw away my HandiQuilter frame use my Juki for quilting as a domestic machine at a regular quilting table. I feel I have more flexibility as a domestic free-motion quilting than on a frame.