Hello, Rod or Sharon has just posted in the Machines & Hardware forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Thread Breaks( Not sure if this is proper term). This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5642-Thread-Breaks(-Not-sure-if-this-is-proper-term) Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** Fast Frames...... http://www.fastframes.com/7_in_one.htm Slimline clamping system.... http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=slimline+clamping+system&id=FA682A00B4668A6D7E9E84E5AE4958D3529184E7&FORM=IQFRBA These can be used to do the sides and/or backs of caps, but the 270 degree cap driver should be installed on the machine to do the front areas. There is a frame that goes on the cap driver called the "Pocket Clamp" and it can be use to do embroidery on various items as well as the front, sides, and back of some caps As to the thread breakage, the first question I would ask is---how high are you running your "presser foot"? I "cog wheel" that adjusts the presser foot up and down needs to be turned "counter clockwise" ALL the way to the left and then back up maybe one or two clicks. If the presser foot is too high, it will allow the material to jump up and down ( called flagging) and will result in thread breaks as you described. What kind of backing are you using, hopefully it is a cut-a-way and not a tear-a-way? But, what material are you trying to sew on? Under "Tools, Settings, Threadfeed", what is the Auto lower limit set to? This should be set to 1 or 2 unless you are do caps of some specialty/custom embroidery work. Rod Springer *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================