Hi Rod, Question about your question: "Have the red pinch rollers and the thread feed rollers been taken out and the rotating hubs and hub axles been greased?" As I parused the maintenance section of my Amaya manual, the rotating hubs and hub axel greasing didn't seem to be in the scheduled maintenance. Did I overlook this? I am not having threadbreak issues with caps, but I just want to know more about the stuff that I can't find printed in black and white. I couldn't find mention of them in the Index in the manual either. So I don't even know what to look for. Any more info appreciated, thanks , Peter --- Rod or Sharon <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Darlene, > How much sewing has been done on this machine? John is right. A year, > I > second the , Wow!! I have yet to see a machine not have problems that > had > extended wear on the thread feed rollers, and yours, if you have been > doing > any real sewing at all, are past the extended wear definition. > > Small cuts , grooves, wax build up, can and will give you some > serious > thread break issues. > > What about lubrication? Have the red pinch rollers and the thread > feed > rollers been taken out and the rotating hubs and hub axles been > greased? How > long since the needle bars and reciprocater have been oiled? All > these items > can cause grief with thread breaks if not stayed on top of....... > > Rod Springer > > Embroidery Cottage > Rod & Sharon Springer > Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer > Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing > > Boise, ID 83713 > 208-938-3038 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:28 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Caps problems > > > > Darlene: > > > > A year? Wow. I had small cuts in mine about 3 months in. Try > changing > > the rollers. Takes about 5 minutes. Can't hurt to eliminate that > - and > > they probably should be changed anyway. > > Only takes a few tiny cuts to screw things up. Have you taken them > out > > and looked at them (not just while they are on the machine)? > > > > - - - - - - - - > > John Yaglenski > > President / Chief Executive Officer > > Levelbest Communications > > > > I: www.levelbest.com > > P: 301.591.2481 / 888.229.1779 > > F: 501-631-4544 > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: Darlene Weber <image_maker31@xxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:19:46 -0700 (PDT) > > > >>The htread rollers are the sam e since I have had the machine. I > have had > >>the machine for about a year. They don't appear to have much wear > on > >>them. > >> > >> I had just changed the needle before I started these hats and > have > >> changed it already again. > >>Cheryl Rotter <tsiemb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Darlene, > >>How old are your thread rollers, breaks may be caused by the age or > >>cleanliness of your roller. Also, change the needle often make sure > it's > >>a sharp. Good luck > >> > >>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 Darlene Weber > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:44 PM > >>To: Amaya > >>Subject: [amayausers] Caps problems > >> > >>I am trying to stitch a logo on a brushed cotton hat which I have > doen > >>several other times and am averaging about 6 thread breaks every > hat. > >>The logo was digitized by the best company I have used for 2 years > and > >>it seems to always break in the seam area. What are some of the > >>settings you all use when having this problem on your Amaya?? > >> > >>Thanks! > >>Darlene > >> > >>--------------------------------- > >>How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone > call > >>rates. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>--------------------------------- > >>New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC > and save > >>big. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.levelbest.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >