[amayausers] Hooptech clamping frames

I should have chimed in sooner-
The folks at HoopTech are very nice and have great products. They also offer 
special deals when they have shows going on or just because... contact info is 
here:

www.hooptechproducts.com

Telephone: (513) 829 7768    Fax: (513) 829 7769

4775 Interstate Drive            Cincinnati, OH 45246

A word of caution for newbies like myself: You have to create your own hoop 
definitions for these accessories. Follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY and 
be EXTRA CAREFUL beyond that. You sense a story coming, I am sure...

After being quite proud of myself that I have my TCS1 clamp calibrated and 
center and aligned just right, I needed the TCS2 for a new project. I set about 
creating the hoop definition (complete with bitmap graphics- very snazzy) and 
got to the part of entering the offset. I sat looking at the clamp (about 3" 
high and made of steel) with my finger on the enter key, and applied the change.

Garbage in, garbage out, as they say: my tired brain had translated a 2" 
adjustment in the WRONG DIRECTION, and the powerful Amaya servos obliged by 
pushing the entire needle case off the front of the machine, where it hung by 
the color change threaded rod, the needle bars hanging out at various levels 
and me in a complete panic.

Long story short, I spent the weekend becoming much more familiar with the 
machine and its inner workings. I finally got the needle case all the way off. 
I had to straighten the threaded rod, an operation in which I had very little 
confidence in my chances of success. I re-assembled everything and went through 
the needle depth and hook-timing verifications, and it all actually works again!

My wife said I am REALLY lucky it went back together- I reminded her this was a 
team thing. She just said I'm really lucky again...

And the moral of the story is: never set the clamp to move more than a little 
bit at a time, until you know which direction it is going to go!

David & Lisa O'Connor
O'Connor & Co. Custom Embroidery
Westerville, OH

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