[amayausers] Re: Fraying problem

  • From: "wl solomonson" <wlsolomonson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:03:22 -0600

Here's another thought.....if you want send the design to me and I'll try on 
my Amaya to see how it runs under similar conditions however I won't be able 
to do until Thursday evening.
Wendy
Itchin' To Stitch
MN


>From: "Jack Fuller" <eta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "Amayausers@Mailinglists. Org" 
><amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [amayausers] Fraying problem
>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:35:32 -0700
>
>I am having a thread fraying problem that I have been unable to solve. I am
>sewing a completely re-digitized design with small letters and an outline
>graphic in satin stitch. The letters appear to be Micro Block caps and
>lowercase at .22. He digitized the letters too. My digitizer is an old hand
>with an excellent track record. I am sewing 5.6 oz jersey. I started with 2
>oz cutaway and no solvy w/ a 80/12 BP. I had some better luck with doubling
>the backing but that didn't completely fix the problem. I changed to a 
>70/10
>BP. I am using ARC 40 poly. I checked the needle to make sure it was not in
>backwards. I cleaned under the sew plate and made sure the oiling service
>was current. I don't always get a trim even though the knife actuates. 
>There
>appear to be no spurs on the trimming knife. I changed the materiel
>thickness to 3, then 4, 5 and even 6. I get looping at 6 and thread breaks
>at 4 and fraying no matter where I set it. I ran the design through design
>filter with default 1.5 and low then went to medium and finally high. I 
>sent
>the design back to the digitizer and he added some trims but said he
>couldn't find any problem areas in the digitizing. I tried sewing a test
>with block and the recommended settings. I tried several other alphabets 
>and
>sizes all within the recommended parameters. I still get the fraying and
>goobers. This is a 2003 machine with only about 100 hours sewing time.
>Anyone have any ideas?
>
>Jack Fuller
>jack@xxxxxxxx

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