Re: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacketspeed was 600...... font density was the default of 4.5..........and I added a bit of column width (120%) needles were new 70/10 sharps - (titanium) and I was unable to go more than one to two letters before all hell broke loose. Now, I've switched to CooperDak font.....same speed, same density, same column width, same needles......no problems. weird. ----- Original Message ----- From: Body Cover To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket What you haven't told us was the density you are using on that font at .4 high? and what speed is the machine running. Nylon is very tight and heats up a needle very quickly making for hot soft needles that bend and break easier. Let us know. 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: Avalon Embroidery To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:09 AM 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!