Description

Experience quality, precision, and a world of quilting possibilities. From baby quilts to king-size, the HQ Forte is the perfect fit for your style of quilting.

The HQ Forte 24-inch longarm machine with HQ Gallery2 Frame (choose from 10-foot or 12-foot). Everything you need for free-motion quilting right out of the box (including a powerful stand-alone bobbin winder).

• 24″ of brightly-lit throat space

• Pinpoint Needle Laser

• Easy-Set Tension™

• 7-inch color touchscreen (add the Pro-Stitcher® and use that tablet for your machine display instead)

• Menu-controlled QuiltMaster™ LED Lighting Package: throat, needlebar, and bobbin

• QuiltMaster™ front handlebars: Independently adjustable, ergonomic with integrated micro handles

• QuiltMaster™ servo-controlled stitch regulation (perfect stitches, every time)

• Programmable handlebar buttons

• Stitching speeds up to 2,500 stitches per minute

• Consistent stitch quality from 4-24 stitches per inch

• Two modes of stitch regulation: Precision or Cruise

• Five convenient built-in tie-off stitches

• High-speed rotary hook with large-capacity M-class bobbin

• Manual mode with three customizable preset speeds

• Pro-Stitcher ready! All necessary cabling is pre-installed inside

• Handi Feet®-compatible; includes ruler foot and open-toe foot

• On-screen hand wheel

• Magnetic Tool Minder Collar

• Bobbin-use estimator

• Front power switch

• Thread-break sensor and alarm

• Stitch counter

• Easy needle change

• Needle-stop up/down control

• Five basting stitches

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Handi Quilter offers a limited warranty on the Pro-Stitcher that it be free of defects in workmanship and materials under normal use upon the terms and conditions following:

• 90 day Limited warranty
• Five-year* Mechanical warranty
• Five-year* Electronic/Electrical PLEASE NOTE: The Pro-Stitcher tablet and tablet components are covered by the tablet/computer manufacturer’s warranty. Please see warranty documentation included with the tablet.
• Lifetime software updates

HQ purchases the hardware from a vendor and may under some circumstances need to send repairs to that vendor.

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* All machines built prior to 11-1-2014 are subject to a 2 year mechanical and electrical warranty.