I'll let you know in a couple of weeks when the two of them are side-by-side.;) LuAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kushnerick" <bkushner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:01 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Presser foot height question??Correction to last posting > For those who have experience with both the original Amaya and the XT, > do you consider the XT to be a big improvement over the original ?? > > Bob > > > > > HTorbidoni@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> Lu Ann, >>The last posting to this question was not entirely correct. >> >>I hope I haven't confused anyone. >> >>If you have an Amaya XT machine ,,,,,,,the procedure that is being >>recommended but Melco is to bring the pressor foot all the way down and >>then 2 to 3 >>clicks UP. Now, with that being said you may find that a slight adjustment >>from >>this setting may give you better results. You have to figure in all the >>variables, The type of cap you are sewing on will change the thickness of >>the >>material, so, just like you would make adjustments on flat goods of >>different >>thickness' you may want to adjust for your cap thickness as well. >> >>You will know if you are to far down when the machine passes over the seam >>of >>the cap and you hear a clacking sound. It not bad for the machine but at >>that >>position the pressor foot will be applying more pressure on the garment >>and >>it may leave an outline around the design. >> >>With that said don't raise it so high that the pressor foot is 'floating" >>or >>not touching the cap every where else, if you raise it too high then you >>can >>get skipped stitches and thread breaks. >> >>For the previous model (older) Amaya ,,,The correct method is all the way >>up >>and then two or three clicks down, again depending on whether you are >>using >>the raised needle plate on the machine, the number of steps may vary. >> >>Sorry for the confusing info everyone. >> >> >>Hugo >> >> >> >> >> >>=========================================================== >> >>The AmayaUsers Mailing List >>Website: http://www.amayausers.com >>Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list >> >>=========================================================== >> >> >> >> > > > > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================