Sorry Ron,
Maybe I should have read through all the e-mails before responding to the
laser question. You hit the nail on the head and well said.
But as a tech, I would like to touch on the "tracing within a hoop"
subject.
I visited a customer the other day and her problem was nothing but
consistent thread breaks. Sometimes it would sew a few stitches and
other
times it wouldn't sew at all. After checking all the obvious areas and
then
digging deeper, I found that her machine was approximately 11 degrees out
of
time. So I performed the lengthy timing procedure and managed to get it
"right on the money". I also did a complete lubrication of the machine
because she was neglecting a good number of areas. After I was finished,
the machine sewed for an hour without one thread break.
It was at this time I explained to her I wasn't sure how the machine
found
itself in that position and commonly one way that that could happen is if
the machine had been stopped very abruptly such as hitting a hoop. Then
she
said, "well, I did hit a hoop". Apparently she had forgotten to change
to a
smaller hoop in the Amaya OS software and was in the habit of not tracing
her designs.
So the point of the story is to religiously verify you are matching the
correct hoop in software to the actual hoop you are using on the machine,
and/or be sure to trace your designs before you sew. If you run with
your
hoop limits turned off, you take your chances.
I also believe that if you hit a hoop, you might just compromise your
warranty. This particular lady was already out of warranty so it didn't
matter.
Ron, maybe you could be a tech??
Ed Orantes
504-258-6260
-----Original Message-----
From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Body Cover
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:02 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hello & hooping
Yeah the laser can be a little off,
when no hoop is on the machine push the very bottom button (laser)
and you'll see it hits the needle plate hole exactly (usually)
as the garment is put on the machine it effectively raises
that flat surface that the laser is aimed at and makes the dot
off slightly. and you are right only horizontally to the right.
the laser is located up in the machinery to the right and shines
down at an angle which is what causes the shift.
on hats its even worse since they sit higher.
Aah, if all problems were that easy...
as far as the hoop limits
in the settings menu at the top of the Amaya OS
is a drop down menu that should show a check box
that you can turn off hoop limits and that problem will go away,
Now that being said, I am not a tech or a melco rep.
but I'm sure most of them would like us not to do that
since you now run a great deal of risk of getting a design
that's too big for the hoop and crash the needle assembly into
that hard plastic hoop, causing more problems and work for techs.
But, you can turn it off and get through your job, then turn it back on.
or promise yourself you'll be real good and trace every time
and won't complain when you forget and do damage, don't forget
to smile when writing out the check for the Tech too!!
sorry, couldn't resist...
Anyway it a judgment call for you to make.
but it will make your problem go away,
Good luck!!
Ron Vinyard
Body Cover / Magic Stitches
1-888-435-0176
541-471-1504
fax 471-0427
420 SW H street
Grants Pass, OR 97526
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.bodycoverdesign.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <suried@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:12 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hello & hooping
Thanks Ron,
I did what you said. Not only was it easy but worked
like a charm. Previously I was told that the laser
dot was only to be used for tracing because it shines
a litte to the right. Does anyone know how far to the
right it shines. And is the light only shifted in the
horizontal direction. I don't think this little shift
will affect most hooping and aligning jobs but I'm
thinking that I might need to align something up
exactly sometime--split design or something. Maybe
this might not happen now that I have some really
large hoops to choose from but I have had to do that
in the past.
Also, I had a design set up in a 15cm hoop. The
design on screen showed that it was barely touching
the inner hoop limit line (is that what you call it?).
I traced it on the machine and didn't see any
problems. But as the machine came to the one spot it
stopped and said it was out of the hoop limits. Would
it have been O.K. to go ahead and stitch it?? Luckily
it was just a test stitchout so I fudged it to finish
the stitching.
Susan Riedlinger
Embroidery Station
Columbus, OH
--- Body Cover <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is by far the easiest question posted here in a
while!
Hoop a close as you can with the hoop and you can
mark your garment first
where you want the design to sew. either pin it or
mark it with tape or fabric marker, chalk
what have you...
Then the only real trick is to eyeball the side
wings (clamping metal edges)
to make sure they are at a right angle otherwise
your design won't be level.
Put it into the machine and use the trace function,
(hoop button and Star button at the same time)
the laser will show you where the design will sew.
then you hold down the hoop button and use the
directional
arrows to align the laser dot to the center point of
the design
and trace again to make sure its right,
I usually align first then trace (not sure why I
wrote it backwards)
you can keep going through this process over and
over again
until your happy with the results and hit start.
on the next garment of the same design, you can't
trace
anymore without resetting the design but you can
move the hoop
with the hoop button and arrows until it hits you
predetermined mark
and hit start. this can also be repeated until your
happy, just no tracing.
Try it, and you'll see how cool this laser tracing
is,
no more crashing hoops with the needle!!
P.S. Welcome Aboard!
Ron Vinyard
Body Cover / Magic Stitches
1-888-435-0176
541-471-1504
fax 471-0427
420 SW H street
Grants Pass, OR 97526
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.bodycoverdesign.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <suried@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "users amaya" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:29 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Hello & hooping
> Hello,
> I just got my AMAYA XT and Design Shop Pro Plus
right
> before Thanksgiving. I have been monitoring the
amaya
> users group since the beginning of summer. I have
> already learned a ton of information and I have
> printed out lots of hints that have been posted in
> this group. Thank you all!! Sharon and Rod have
also
> been a great help to me.
>
> I have been test stitching different designs and
> playing with MT, bobbin tension etc. I am finally
> happy with my stitch outs and I am ready to
actually
> do some shirts and a bag. I do not yet have the
> HoopMaster--it is on my list to get. My question
is,
> how do I get things lined up properly so it
stitches
> in the right spot. Previously, I have used a D1
> machine and I had a template and center marks on
all
> side of the hoop. I don't see any templates for
my
> hoop or any markings on the hoops to help me align
> things. I figure I can use my old templates to
mark
> on the garment where I want center and then the x
and
> y middle points. I'm guessing I will have to
measure
> and mark on the hoops myself where the center of
the
> sides of my hoop are.?? On my D1 I could line the
> needle up with the center mark on my garment if my
> hooping job wasn't perfect. That way I would
> definitely start stitching from the center point.
Is
> there any way to do this on the AMAYA??
>
> Hope my questions are not silly. Its a big change
> going from the D1 to the AMAYA.
>
> Again, Thanks for all the help I've already gotten
and
> for all the future help. This user group is
> definitely a GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM!!!
>
> Susan Riedlinger
> Embroidery Station
> Columbus, OH
>
>
>
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