Peter, Check the 4,000,000 stitch service. Herb Royal Embroidery ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Strike" <strikesystems@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:07 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Caps problems > 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >