To avoid "drag" I made a homemade quilting table from cardboard boxes, taped together, just the right height for my machine, then taped the heavy vinyl that you get at JoAnn's or Hancock's or the like on the bottom of the table, made a place for my machine, then spray the silicone spray very lightly over the entire table and the throat space of my machine, it's TOTALLY amazing what a difference it makes. I got the spray at Hancock's.