Re: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacketBarbara, Be sure that your short stitches are turned off when doing smaller lettering as a rule of thumb. Also increase your density when going to smaller lettering. If you are unsure as to the proper density, choose "auto density". If your needle is breaking, either something is getting in the way of the needle or the needle is going down at an angle it's not supposed to do and is hitting something on the edge of the needle path. That is unless something is causing "Needle Deflection" such as top thread tension that is too tight or stitching in the design that is way too dense. Ed Orantes -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Avalon Embroidery Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:09 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket scientific testing is now showing the FONT to be part of the problem. using CooperDak .4" letters sewing out RHS letters........all is well through 6 sewouts on the nylon. using Full Block .4" letters sewing out RHS.......the needle just busted on the H. All 4 needle breaks have been when using Full Block only. I'm starting to suspect a problem in density in the lettering of this font. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roland R. Irish III To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket When we get the 'shredding' we run a fingernail done the needle in question-and if there is a 'burr' you'll feel your finger tip catch on it...and that means your needle is hitting on something-either off center and hitting the needle plate, or your jacket is hanging off the table and pulled the hoop as the needle went through-and the needle hit the plate. Or someone repositioned the jacket as it was sewing or (I've done this) accidentally hit the hoop arm bending over to get something... doesn't take much at all to make that needle go sidewise, just a hair and it will hit the plate underneath and cause a 'burr' when the tip bends a little. That's what catches and unravels the thread but it keeps on sewing.... Roland From: "Avalon Embroidery" <avalonembroidery@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:43:09 -0800 To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket Judy I'm getting "partial" shredding breaks......where it appears the inner core of the thread usually stays intact, but the outer "shell" gets all knotted up in the needle case area... ----- Original Message ----- From: OnleeJudy@xxxxxxx To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:31 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket Hi there. A couple of things to try...more backing, as nylon is very light, and sew slow....and depending on the type of thread breaks (clean breaks or shredding breaks), check needle alignment, and add or subtract MT. BEST WISHES!