I don't loan my machines to others because I keep my machines a long, long time & I find most people don't have the respect for them that I do. I taught a friend how to quilt last winter & I gave her some tools I'd started out with before getting better equipment. I didn't use them any more, so why not help her out! It got those things out of my way & put back into use! Hopefully, she'll get better equipment as she goes & pay it forward!! :-)