Thanks Sharon! Mike _____ From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod or Sharon Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 7:36 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: (No Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:52:01 -0700 Hi Mike, This is Sharon, Rod's wife, we put a humidifier in our sewing room (cost was about $99) and we don't have to replace filters in it. It has a digital readout of what the humidity is and it shuts off when it reaches the level you set it for. Now that we have the gas furnace running, I left it off and checked the humidity level--it was 28. I have it set for 40. One night I was having constant thread breaks (just after we got it) for no reason. I gave up, turned on the humidifier and went to bed. I continued the next morning without one threadbreak the remainder of that day. I can always tell when the thread is dry because the ends split when it is cut. If you have carpeting, you can cut down on the static electricity by putting a little bit of Downy in a spray bottle of water and misting your carpet. We always did that at the office. It is also a good idea to wipe your machine down with a cloth sprayed with an anti-static spray. Especially the red plastic area. Hope this helps. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael <mailto:walkermaj@xxxxxxxxxxx> Walker To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:49 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: (No Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:52:01 -0700 Rod, Do you recommend using a humidifier in dryer climates, i.e. Colorado? I certainly notice here that as winter moves in so does the dryer air that always leads to increase static electricity. The number of thread breaks go way up with this increase in static electricity. Not sure what your climate is there but I am considering using an ionizer to reduce the static electricity that seems to come with the dryer air. Any thoughts? Mike Walker Ginny's Place, LLC Golden, CO 80401 _____ From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod or Sharon Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 6:52 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: (No Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:52:01 -0700 Hi Ruth, Rod here, I just got home from Little Rock, AR. There are several reasons that the cutters may not cut everytime. Timing, humidity (dry thread), metallic threads, dull cutter blades, blades not adjusted for best cutting angle, possible debris in cutter area, lubrication, just to name a few....... Are you running a humidifier? Rod Springer ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth <mailto:lrembroidery@xxxxxxxxx> Williams To: Amayausers <mailto:Amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 5:58 PM Subject: [amayausers] Can someone tell me why my cutter doesn't cut everytime? Is there something I should do to it? Ruth <http://promos.hotbar.com/promos/promodll.dll?RunPromo&El=&SG=&RAND=48885&pa rtner=hotbar> Upgrade Your Email - Click here!