Originally Posted by
feline fanatic
What?? No way. The Innova frame is made from Airplane grade aluminum and is rock solid! I lean on mine and use it to help heft my sorry butt off the floor when I crawl underneath to check stitches. I put a lot of stress on my frame and it is solid. It is also set up so that you can customize it. You say you rent, so this leads me to believe that your rental place may have the machine head set up on something other than an Innova frame. The frame was in my top 5 list of why I went with Innova over another brand.
I was reading along to everyone's posts until I saw mention that Innova's frame is flimsy. NO WAY. I must agree with the statement above. It is rock solid. While I'm typing away here I might as well chime in. The Innova is so smooth and featherweight. I usually only use one hand to move it around. I also agree that you should really just get the basics to start out with and then you can progress to the automatic. MQR is great and much cheaper than the rest too. I think when you start off with the mechanical you cheat yourself from learning how easy it can become to just trust yourself and keep practicing. So satisfying once you start trusting yourself. Watch all the videos you can and sign on to Craftsy to learn some techniques for long arm machines. Just MHO