Originally Posted by
Rodney
Simple solution-get a full size vintage machine to fit it instead.
A Singer model 15 or one of it's clones would be a good choice.
Going the other direction, I've wondered why people don't buy old cheap commercial machines to fit to frames as sort of a poor man's longarm.
Maybe it's too much work to adapt the mount to the machine and fit the motor to the back of the machine instead of having it hang below like they do normally.
Unless I was doing it for a living I couldn't justify (even if the money was available) thousands of dollars for a new longarm machine.
Rodney
15's still won't give adequate throat space. Large, vintage commercial machines can add too much weight to the frame, no stitch regulation and no needle up or down which is a big factor.
I will be spending big $ for a long arm in the future. I have already spent major $ on a fancy Bernina embroidery machine. I pay for my toys, but I also enjoy them.