encourage him along.....go team. I like the idea of buying a different machine, When one works on one machine, the other can be working on any other machine......even if it is a long arm....(we must be efficient and not duplicate efforts, ha ). Be careful, my friend bought a long arm just before her husband retired, while she had the money.....but guess what? He loves computers and mechanical stuff, and he took over the long arming. She didn't care, she had 150 tops she had made over the years, and he has become an expert at quilting while practicing quilting them all. Not a bad thing. They are having the time of their lives. Best wishes to ya'll.