I have a "mid" arm and haven't used it much however, my 13 year old grandson started quilting on it when he was 8 and he does a fantastic job. It was worth the money to be able to share it with grand children. My 8 year old grand daughter will be trying it this summer when school is out. She made her first quilt on a regular sewing machine last fall and has filmed several segments for OREGON QUILTING on our local public TV.