[amayausers] Re: auto-actifeed confusion
- From: "HK Acree" <hkacree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 13:49:28 -0700
Sandra,
I may get some feedback on this one but here is my two cents. I have not had
very good results with the auto acti feed. My results vary from garment to
garment. In short, I do not use it. I know the bobbin tension needs to be
tighter but to get any results at all I have to set the bobbin so tight
there is no drop to it no matter how hard I bounce it. If I do get it to run
there is no way to duplicate the bobbin tension with out a tension gauge,
which I do not have.
If it were me I would run the shirts on manual and practice with the
actifeed elsewhere. Having said all that, changing your bobbin case to a new
one may give you the results you are looking for. Certainly worth a try.
Herb
Royal Embroidery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Walker" <aece@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: [amayausers] auto-actifeed confusion
> Oh Great Ones, I need the wisdom of The Force. Today I ran my first
> design with the new software & used auto-actifeed for the first time, and
> I am confused.
> (Note to Aaron & Herb: this is the J McMahon design I had such trouble
> with a few weeks ago.)
> Made sure that my bobbin was tighter than I used to set it (with a
> "bounce" of a little more than 1" as recommended in the manual). Adjusted
> presser foot height to just above fabric surface, and began to sew.
>
> Ran 2 test sewouts on smooth cotton knit fabric as close as I could get to
> the actual pique shirt for this order. Used 2 pieces of 2 oz. cutaway
> backing.
>
> The 1st sewout looked awful and I noticed the MT #s changing all over the
> place, from 1 to 4 and back. Was puzzled at the results, but thought
> maybe it took awhile for the auto-actifeed to start working right. Ran
> 2nd sewout, which sewed perfectly with no TB's and looked beautiful. This
> time the MT started at 2 and went as high as 8, usually ranging from 6 to
> 7. I'm thinking "boy, I love this auto-actifeed!"
>
> Since that went so well, hooped up the actual pique shirt, using 2 pieces
> 2 oz, cutaway & solvy on top. Checked presser foot, and noticed that MT
> was back at 1 again. Figured auto-actifeed knows more than me, so started
> to sew. What a mess! Had 6 TB's and the sewout looks terrible. MT
> varied from 1 to 4, but mostly stayed at 2.
> All the TB's were popping, which would seem to indicate MT is too low,
> right?
>
> Checked my bobbin tension, and it was quite loose again, much looser than
> I had set it originally. Now this is my original bobbin case that came
> with my machine. I have 1,265,584 stitches on the machine. I suddenly
> remember being told in training that if your bobbin wouldn't hold tension
> it was time to change to a new bobbin case. So was that most likely the
> cause of all this-that I needed a new bobbin case? Is that why the MT
> varied so much during sewing? I'm really hoping that's the reason, b/c
> that makes sense, & I can't figure out what else it would be.
>
> About how often should a bobbin case be replaced? Should the bobbin
> tension hold pretty steady once it's set?
>
> I await your guidance Oh Great Ones. Please keep my sewing from going
> over to the Dark Side...As for the customer shirt, I've put a ton of Fray
> Check on it and hope for the best...
>
> Thank you, most learned Jedi (Sewing) Knights!
> Sandra (Sky)Walker
> A&E Custom Embroidery
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