Hi KiwiQuilter
I bought a ring frame last year and I like it. For Xmas we bought the sit on base for my sister in law and I wish I would have choosen this one for myself also. It is a bit more expensive but I think It would be worth the difference in $$
I find that with the non-reclining base, I have to lift some of the base resting on my lap,by putting a part of the quilt I am working on under half of the base, so it is tilted and in a more convenient and comfortable position for me to handquilt. No big deal but It can get pretty warm with all the layers of the quilt resting on myself when I am quilting... but this is how I like it. When I think about it, when we handquilt, our work is tilted and not lying flat on us, isn't it?