This message was posted by gcannon 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/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1298.html#000001 If they are not stretchy, I've always used cap backing (yes). But I think the problem might lie somewhere else. I would start by doing a "bottom center" under head timing & see if (a brand new) needle hits the EXACT center of the needle plate & adjust as necessary & go from there if the problem persisted. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================