You can get a button holer or similar product from your local sewing supplies store, or from your arts a craft store, they are used for sculpting work, but they are all the same thing, a handle with a razor blade, just like a scalpel.
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That does sound like a great tool. Could you share where you purchased the scalpel?
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In California you can't buy them with the blade attached...or so they told me at the medical supply store. So I bought a disecting kit with the handle separate from the blade. I have to tell you that was the worst scalpel I have ever seen. bbbbbuuuuuttttttttttt
I was helping my dad with one of his real estate listings, which was for a hydroponics store. I was taking pictures for him and spotted them on the shelf there. They come encased in foil wrap, blade attached to handle, with a cap for the blade. I haven't checked eBay yet, so am wondering if they might be there.
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Its a bubble packaging material that you see & use as a protective wrapFor unstructured caps I suggest a 3 oz soft, drapable, thick "wet laid" 3 oz cutaawy
For reg stiffer front caps a 2.5 oz tearaway Pls feel free e-mail me off list for dsamples Fred Fred ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:22:06 UT From: theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Bubble Cap BackingThis message was posted by ckramer 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/2/1558.html#000005
Thankyou Fred. That would be the reason no fellow embroidery people had heard of this "backing". Guess he should have simply said the small bubble packing "wrap". Got your answer Gregory! This should be kinda fun to experiment with. Good Luck.
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I have used an Olfa KB art knife for years. It's a bit easier to control than the longer blade of an Exacto knife and readily available on-line for under $10 for the knife with a few blades and a 25-pack of extra blades at olfaproducts.com. I don't know how it compares with a scalpel, but the tip is very fine. I save the blades for cutting other stuff with when they are no longer sharp enough for cutting bobbin threads.
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Hi Everyone...We have an Amaya "big red" and believe it or not this all starts with an uncut thread... The thread did not cut prior to traveling to another needle and it actually pulled the head so the needles weren't lined up correctly. Had a tech out that replaced the takeup lever on needle 7 and adjusted the tread cutter which still isn't cutting right (we have a new one to put on). Then he was done "fixing" the machine it sounded horrible! Needle #7 sounds like my machine use to but when sewing with any of the other 15 needles the machine makes a loud clanking noise almost like something is hitting the tech assures me that this is how they all sound and swears I won't do any damage running it and it's fine??? I also notice a clicking sound as the needle case moves past each takeup lever which wasn't there before. AND I can no longer use my bobbin detect which was working fine before and don't understand how that "went" bad with the repair. We replaced the sensor bar and still can't use the bobbin detect without constant false bobbin break messages...by constant I mea n no more than a couple of stitches and stops for a false bobbin break. I've replaced the bobbin case and checked the tension I have about a 2" drop. Tried adjusting the setting but am getting no where.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sue ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:09:06 UT From: theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amayausers.com] Re: False bobbin breaks and clanking noise after repa
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Did you watch this "tech" do the procedures on your machine? He needed to be using guages and very specialized tools to do the repairs you describe, and if he wasn't, I suspect that that may be the beginning of the problem. Make sure any Amaya tech you use is Melco certified, as the Amayas are a completely different animal from all the others. As far as the clanking- yes they do to some extent- is the machine properly lubricated? try oiling the needle bars and run a test pattern that uses every needle. The clicking that you hear is the main thread-feed gear not being "home" go under tools>maintenance>steppers>send thread feed home. False bobbin detect- try tightening up the bobbin tension just a hair. That's all I have time to input right now, but hope it helps some.
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Unfortunately, he was here 4 hours the first time and 6 hours the second time he did arrive with a tool case but I did not watch him the whole time. Most of the 6 hours I think was trying to please me because there is no denying the difference between needle 7 and the rest. He's the same tech that melco had do a warranty repair to the machine in 2007 so I'm sure he is melco certified. The machine has definitely been well lubricated throughout it's lifetime and was well lubricated while the tech was here also. The clanking is totally new...not improved just new.
Sue ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:16:03 UT From: theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amayausers.com] Re: False bobbin breaks and clanking noise after repa
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The clanking should have not have started AFTER a tech visit, I agree. My tech and I always run the machine until me are both satisfied that it is in top running condition before he leaves. I am sorry that you are having a rough time after the visit. You might try calling Rod & see if he can help over the phone. Is there another tech in your area?
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Good to know- got wads of that stuff around here. I will have to try it soon- will post with the results in a few days.
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The Big Red trimmer system is much, much different than the XT series trimmers...apples and oranges and adjusted in a much different manner. It is one of those adjustments that can be done in 5 minutes or 2hours later you are pulling your hair out...very touchy at times...
As far as the clicking....a clicking noise can be the threadfeed gear unlocks being depressed by a roller as the needlecase moves across the machine. A loud clicking or more of a snapping noise is more often related to what Greg described.
As to needle # 7. This could be that the needlebar has slipped in the needlebar clamping stud, it could be bent, the needle clamp may be hitting the presserfoot, the needle depth adjustment may be off. Now if 7 sounds good and all the others now sound bad....look for a common denominator. Something is hitting something. I would have to know what all the tech looked at and what adjustments were made and why to give any real diagnosis...is the needlecase cover on securely? Is it hung in the upper securement groove, are the takeup levers striking any part of the needlecase cover. This is the type of common denominator to be looking for.....
Rod Springer ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:36:51 UT From: theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amayausers.com] Re: False bobbin breaks and clanking noise after repa
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Okay sent the main thread feed gear home and all is quiet while switching needles. :) THANKS
Any clues on why the bobbin detect may have quit working? It sews fine with it off and fine if I use the bobbin timer. Tried adjusting the case several times and even changed cases. Also tried different upper and lower limits and it has a new sensor bar.
The "clanking" sound while sewing sounds kind of like having the presser foot down to low and hitting the needle plate...but that's not it. Everything that I can see looks like it's moving freely no rubbing etc. The machine seems to be sewing fine just hate running something if it's in pain and causing more issues. The tech told me to use the machine there is nothing wrong with it that he can see...so I guess I use it.
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Well, after some searching, I found the article which mentioned "bubble cap backing". He actually is referring to the "soft foam" packing material one might find wrapped around something when packaged. Not to confuse with the denser, thicker foam used in puff embroidery. This is the thin white stuff. Again, I was confused a bit by Fred's answer and interpreted it wrong thinking about those darn "bubbles". Makes more sense as I couldn't figure out how the bubbles would hold up once pierced, or how you'd remove it cleanly. I can see the white stuff working quite nicely and removing cleanly as well. Anyone ever try sticky backing (stuck inside the area to be embroidered) along with regular cap backing?
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 04:08:28 UT From: theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amayausers.com] Re: False bobbin breaks and clanking noise after repa
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I worked on a "red" last week and the guy called me 2 days later. I had replaced the thread feed gear and he was hearing a clanking noise. I went there yesterday and his presser foot had lost a bushing and the presser foot was losse as a goose. I go back Monday to install a new one. See how loose your foot is.
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