I have an amaya xt and have never had to remove the needle plate so, I am thinking it may not need to be adjusted???? But will check to be sure it is centered. I will also check the hook. The needles that broke were 70/10 sharps. We just ran the letters on another needle which has a 75/11 ball point on it. No breaks, but the letters do not look "neat". You know something isn't right when you have to sit in front of your machine with safety glasses on for fear of getting a broken needle in the eye! Yikes! Barbara Avalon ----- Original Message ----- From: HK Acree To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:31 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: (No Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:31:44 -0800 Check your needle plate. Needs to be centered. If this is not the culprit, remove the needle plate and look very closely at the hook. What you describe is not a good thing. It is not the jacket causing your needles to break. Herb Royal Embroidery ----- Original Message ----- From: Avalon Embroidery To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:21 AM Subject: [amayausers] Hi to All and Happy Holidays! I need help! I am attempting to sew on a jacket and am having the most unbelievable time. The jacket is a nylon wind breaker type material....just sewing letters...luckily, I have an old jacket of the same material to test on. I have had thread break after thread break and two needles broke as well. Bent the "you know what" out of the needles! I cannot figure out what the problem is! I first tried with a full block font, to the point of the "default" column width and a 4.5 density. The smallest of the letter size to be .40........but I don't really think it has anything to do with the font. What is odd is the way the needle is breaking. Like it is hitting something hard, but the material is so thin and I am using a cut-a-way backing. Any thoughts? from: "ready to give up and send out the job" Barbara, of Avalon Embroidery