DVD helps. I read the booklet and was like :?: :?: and watched the movie and was like 8) . I love mine. I finished a 5.5 ft x 7 ft quilt in 25 hours, and I was only quilting for about 1/3 of that time.
Home Depot had a good pipe that I used to make longer pipes. Make sure any pipes you get are sturdy. My first attempt had very bowed pipes and was a waste of $.