Congrats on you new machine. I love my Bernina. I'm not familar with your cabinet, but my cabinet the shelf the machine sits onrecesses just a bit so the machine bed is even with the table. You take the knee lever off to recess and when the machine is recessed put the knee lever back on. I would think your table should have come with some sort of cutout plexiglass that snugs around the arm of the machine making a nice flush surface. I think you will find you sewing and quilting will improve even more if you set your machine up that way.