Most floor stands for quilting hoops have two points of contact, don't they, one on each side to bear the weight of the quilt? This hoop only has one which makes me think perhaps it's for embroidery or needlework, something lightweight, not quilting at all.
I'm also wondering how the OP is using only one half of the hoop in her current project and how the knob part gets in the way when she uses them both together. Even on a stand, it would still be 'in the way', probably more so since a stand would be attached and there would be less flexibility of position. Guess I'm just in a wondering state of mind this morning.
