Janie, I have one on my new machine. I see it as a real timesaver. I had a Singer Quantum Stylist that would frequently come unthreaded when I used the auto cutter if I forgot to pull the thread longer, but my Babylock doesn't do that, even with the short thread that results from the cut. On it, you don't have to pull on the thread. You just start sewing again. I didn't use the cutter much on the Singer, but I use it all the time on the Babylock.