[amayausers] Re: Help Sewing Caps

Caps on the AMAYA really are not much different than on any other machine in 
my opinion. There are the usual things with design layout and that but I am 
going to skip those and get to where I have seen a definite issue. 
STRUCTURED CAP HOOPING. I was having trouble with our machine a while back 
and Ruth (L&R Embroidery) was kind enough to let me sew on hers. Caps were 
part of the run that day and she watched very closely as I went about the 
task. Long story short, she says let me do that, I says ok, get after it. 
She went through all the correct motions to get the cap hooped, stuck it in 
and pushed the button. The problems (thread Breaks) began fairly quickly. 
This after sewing many with no issues. I check rollers/needles, second guess 
my settings. Any how we get that one done and she has another ready. Same 
results. We get through a few more caps (same results) and Ruth needed to 
pick up grandson. I hoop cap push button, cap sews fine. I hooped, it sewed. 
Lesson here is the hooping of the caps.

   We hear about how they must be hooped tightly. Hey, it's in there, the 
dang thing is so tight I can barely close the latch. Wrong. What needs to 
happen is the sewing area of the cap needs to be "worked" down onto the cap 
gauge (the part you clamp to whatever to hoop on) and made as smooth as 
possible. I do this by getting the cap on the WACF then take my right hand 
(I am left handed, reverse if your brain functions  the wrong way) and grab 
the closures (the part that makes the cap the right size) and pull down. 
Then I use my left hand and rub the face or sewing area of the cap briskly. 
This puts a little heat in the cap and you will feel, with your right hand, 
the cap settle down onto the hoop. What you are trying to accomplish here is 
to get the face of the cap down on the device. If done properly when you put 
the cap on the machine there will be little to no gap between the cap and 
the raised needle plate. When you get the cap in the machine use your 
tweezers and push down on the cap. If the is more than about 1/8 inch gap, 
rehoop it. This takes practice and lots of it but it works for me.

I have run Cobra, Luna Pier, Port Authority and Otto all with good results. 
My preference is Otto. They seem to be more uniform from one batch to 
another. My machine settings run higher than what is suggested (but that's 
only a suggestion, right)  and start at 11 for structured w/one piece of 
backing and 8 for unstructured w/2 pieces. Speeds are anywhere from 750 - 
1000. Bobbin just a tweak tighter than for flats.

One other item. When you center your cap be sure to press down on the center 
(again I use the tweezers) and while holding the center down push your laser 
button. This will show you where center really is. The laser beam comes down 
at an angle, the farther off the needle plate the cap is the farther off 
center you really are.

My 2 cents this a.m. I hope this was not too confusing.

Herb
Royal Embroidery
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ImpressingPromo@xxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:46 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Help Sewing Caps


>I need some desperate advise on how to sew caps on the AMAYA.  We have had
> our machine for about a month and a half.  We have figured out the sewing 
> flats
> but these cap techniques are really tripping us up.  I have tried all of 
> the
> steps in the manual but am still having problems.  I load a design that I 
> know
> works for hats and get about 10 stitches per thread break.  We have 
> adjusted
> the presser foot, speed, MT and cleaned the bobbin case. Any advise of 
> what I
> am possibly doing wrong?
> Thank you,
>
> Jimbo Childs
> Impressing Promotions, LLC
> 2575 Campus Drive
> Suite 341
> Klamath Falls, OR 97601
> (541) 891-5748  Cell
> (541) 273-5798  Office/Fax
>
>
>

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