This message was posted by The Embroidery Authority on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/935.html#000012 For the majority of embroiderers out there, the "bobbin timer" will be impractical since the number of stitches that each bobbin spool will contain will vary from design to design. However, for someone like "Earls Embroidery" who is sewing very, very large designs, this may prove to be a good fit for them. Although the stitch count per bobbin will vary, even within the same design, you can accomplish what you are concerned about which is to choose a value low enough to stop the machine prior to running out of thread. You could also accomplish this task with the software you currently have by inserting a "HOLD" command after a specific color change in the color change sequence if you knew where to do so before running out of bobbin on the following color. The "HOLD" command will tell the machine to stop and wait until you hit the start button again. You could strategically insert a few "HOLD" commands throughout a very large design and at the point the machine stops, you would then change out the bobbin spool. Even if you pull out a bobbin spool that still has a significant amount of thread on it to replace with a new spool, you could still use that smaller amount bobbin spool somewhere down the line on smaller designs. Hope this helps, Ed Orantes =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================