Originally Posted by redpurselady
Just curious but what do you consider a mid-arm - a Juki maybe? I ask because I was considering the Juki but have heard pros and cons regarding the space available for quilting larger quilts.
I think the Juki has only a 9" harp (width under the arm). A mid-arm starts around 13".
A good place for information, pros/cons of different systems, is the homequiltingsystems group at
http://www.groups.yahoo.com . Just recently there was a thread there that recommended spending a year researching and trying out quilting systems before actually purchasing a midarm or longarm.