Ron, No, I didn't use those white paper disks and the thread tubes are all the way up. I will try this tomorrow and hopefully that will solve my problem. Thanks Susan --- Body Cover <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > on the small spools, are you using the white paper > disks > underneath the spools? and have you pushed the > thread > tubes down so they only stick above the spool by > about 1/2 ". > > A lot of times the thread loosens up and drops down > below the spool > so when the machine feeds out more it pulls tight > around the base > of the tube and tightens to a knot then breaks. > > Otherwise that should be the only difference in the > spools themselves. > (at least that I'm aware of)... > > 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: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:47 PM > Subject: [amayausers] thread breaks > > > > Hello everyone, > > I am a newbie to the AMAYA and commercial > embroidery > > machines. I had my machine stitching successfully > and > > last night and today I have been experiencing a > lot of > > thread breaks. I have both the poly Arc mini and > > regular cones on the machine. I have noticed that > the > > thread breaks seem to occur on the needles using > the > > mini cones. Does anyone have any ideas why I am > > getting these thread breaks and what I can do to > solve > > this problem. > > > > Thanks, > > Susan Riedlinger > > Embroidery Station > > Columbus, OH > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl.yahoo.com > > > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com