Good morning Ed, I think you have me mistaken for someone else. I always use sharps when sewing caps. I do have another question though. When using FastFrames are you switching the needleplate? I get a lot of flagging when I use FastFrames. Is this a common issue? Thank you in advance for your time. LuAnn @ Image Embroidery ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Orantes To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 4:36 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Best speed for WACF LuAnn, I'm sure you meant to say it was a "sharp needle" used when sewing hats. Cap material is usually woven tight or you have the structured caps that are laced with Buckram in the front panels. Very tricky to bust thru that material with a ball point. If you are sure of what was said/heard, you might want to double check with those specific techs in Denver. Good luck, Ed Orantes -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cheryl Rotter Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:03 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: Best speed for WACF LuAnn, For hats I can run certain designs on my one year old AMAYA at 950. The newer ones can run at over 1000, I am getting 4 of those delivered next week. For me, it just depends on the design and the hat style. And the hat design will run better if it has been edited from a flat to a specific hat design. Melco techs in Denver also told me to use a ball point needle on my hats. Cheryl Rotter Team Sports Ink 5111 Grumann Dr. Ste #1B Carson City, NV 89706 775-884-3550 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of image embriodery Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:14 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Best speed for WACF Good afternoon all, I have a question. I have always slowed my machine down to do caps. If I run the same design for flats and caps I generally reduce the speed by 200. Am I being too conservative? It should would be nice to run these caps faster. I'm at 800 right now. Thanks... LuAnn @ Image Embroidery Because Your "Image" Matters