[amayausers] Re: cap help

Dorothy,

When I was using the WACF I would remove the wings on structured caps.  I
had much better luck this way.  Also make sure your cap is hooped as tight
as you can.  You are getting some flagging which will cause the needle to be
forced over, hitting the needle plate and breaking needles.

I would also like to mention I use the new winged raised needle plate for
caps.  The cap seems to move better on this needle plate.  I bought them for
all my cap machines.  You can find them here  http://dkenterp.com/  .  Also
on this site is a bulletin board for sewing caps.  This is a new site and is
just starting to grow.  Feel free to check out the site and join the
bulletin board :)

Aaron Sargent
The Linen Barn
linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
Medford, OR
----- Original Message -----
From: <DLCompton@xxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: [amayausers] cap help


> I'm doing an order for 15 structured caps. I'm using medium weight
cutaway, a
> sharp 75/11 needle, the raised needle plate and the WACF (and the support
> wings). [I've also turned off bobbin detection; needle raised and material
feed
> at 8] My problem after doing 5 hats I am on my 10th needle (i.e. I've
broken 9
> needles). The breaks have been in different places but usually it blanks
my
> Amaya out and resets the software so I have to reload the design
(fortunately it
> shows what stitch it left off which I take note of before I reload). It is
> almost like it is hitting the metal plate; I've checked the alignment
without
> anything hooped and it seems to be centered. I've tried rubbing the
buckram (a
> medium weight) to soften it a bit and that seems to help a bit but I'm
still
> having problems. Any suggestions? I've not done a lot of caps before but I
want
> to be able to without this frustration. Thanks!
>
> Dorothy Compton, Owner
> Bee Embroidered
> www.BeeEmbroidered.com
> (916) 635-7467
>


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