Doug, Wait until you are 63----the white may work better for you then. :-)) I have the lighted magnifiers you are speaking of and use them for other tech work but haven't found it necessary to use them to thread needles. I do wear my reading glasses and have found the white to really work well.....guess a trip to the sewing room and an experiment with the flat black is in order to see if one is better than the other.... Rod Springer Embroidery Cottage Rod & Sharon Springer Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing Boise, ID 83713 208-938-3038 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Parker" <jtbembsvcinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 7:56 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya > Rod, > > Tnx for the information on the white backing in the groove on the grabber > blade. I found the flat black paint does wonders. I use a 4 inch 6 power > magnifier light when threading needles. It illuminates the needle very > well > and with my 58 year old eyes I can see the eye of the needle very well. > The > flat black paint cut the glare completely for me and when I get a thread > break and have to rethread a needle, it is takes about 30-40 seconds and I > am back running. > > Regards, > Doug Parker > JTB Embroidery Services, Inc. > Denver, Colorado > jtbembsvcinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > On 4/28/06 07:42, "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Anand & Doug, >> The grabber has a built in stall protection. If something solid gets in >> the >> way of the grabber and the thread trap, it will immediately disable >> itself. >> This prevents the grabber motor from stall damage and also prevents >> injury >> to the operator . >> >> Doug, >> When we got our first Amaya, my wife Sharon, found the solution to the >> glare >> off of the chrome grabber blade in the closed position and also a big >> help >> in threading a needle. If you notice, there is a groove in the top side >> of >> the grabber blade about 3/8" wide and the full lenght of the blade. If >> you >> cut a piece of white backing and lay it in this groove and then close the >> grabber blade, you will be amazed at how it lights up the area behind the >> needles and shows the needle holes. We have requested Melco to paint this >> groove white for about 3 years but I guess it isn't a high priority and >> they >> must figure that it would be just as easy for you to do the fix >> yourself........ >> >> Rod Springer >> >> Embroidery Cottage >> Rod & Sharon Springer >> Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer >> Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing >> >> Boise, ID 83713 >> 208-938-3038 >> >> . >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kesavan" <kesavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:45 PM >> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya >> >> >>> Doug, >>> >>> If you go to a show check out how the grabber on all the other brands of >>> machines work. >>> >>> Anand, >>> >>> I have had my Amaya for over 3 years and have never had the grabber chop >>> my >>> fingers. If you think about it, if the grabber were to be placed on the >>> back >>> of the head, how would it grab the thread after a trim. Also, it would >>> be >>> sticking out behind the head itself and could, depending on what you >>> were >>> stitching, possibly hang up on a garment. >>> I did make two modifications on my machine to the grabber. First I >>> removed >>> the screws that connect it to the actuator arms and painted it flat >>> black, >>> second, when I re installed it, I used small flat head screws. This is >>> because at times, if everything is lined up exactly right, when a trim >>> is >>> done and the grabber moves back to capture the tread after trim, the >>> round >>> head screws would drag on the left hand hoop support arm. I believe >>> Melco >>> has a field mod for this problem. The flat black is to cut the glare >>> when >>> trying to see to rethread a needle. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Doug Parker >>> JTB Embroidery Services, Inc. >>> Denver, Colorado >>> jtbembsvcinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > >