This message was posted by Steve on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/81.html#000001 It really depends on how much embroidery you plan on doing with it and what size designs you are going to sew out. If you don't have 2 hoops of one size and are doing a large quantity of the same design, this will kill your productivity. You can hoop one while the other design is running. Once it is done, it takes about 15 seconds to remove the design, put in the new one, and hit start. If you use one hoop, plan on about 2-3 minute turn-around time. I would go with 2 12cm hoops, 2 15cm hoops, and 2 jacketback hoops. The other 2 I'll let you decide because it depends what kind of work you plan on doing. The larger the hoop, the more expensive they are, so the option is if you want all 8, You could ask Melco for 2 each of the 4 most expensive hoops, then buy the others on your own. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================