This message was posted by Laughing Palm 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/1/283.html#000013 Thanks, Rod. It may very well be an "aging" issue. This machine is an original Amaya I purchased 5 years ago, although for the age of the machine, I don't believe it has all that many stitches on it - and I've been very meticulous about keeping the lubrication/maintenance up-to-date. I spoke with another tech that also made some suggestions concerning specific things to check out, so I'm going to go over those and see if any of them affect my output. I did have a Melco-recommended technician come out and give the machine what was supposed to be an entire going over not too long ago, but it only took about an hour or so, so I have to conclude that it wasn't that exhaustive an inspection! Is there any way I can determine for myself if the takeup lever cam disk is worn? =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================