[amayausers] Re: Caps problems
- From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:01:39 -0600
Peter,
Lets start with the red pinch rollers. It has been discovered that many
problems have surfaced because of insufficient lubrication of the pinch
rollers. If you take some of the red pinch rollers off and see a red powdery
looking residue on the axle hub, this is plastic that is wearing off the
pinch roller. As this residue builds up the pinch roller will begin to drag,
skip or possibly freeze up. The lubrication timers have been discussed at
length in this forum. It is important to remember that they are guidelines
but certainly not the gospel or set in concrete,so to speak.
The lubrication of the pinch rollers is dependant on usage and it is very
difficult to set a perfect schedule for every machine. Individual needle
bars, rollers, needles, etc, as a matter of course receive different amounts
of use. Our favorite position for red,white, blue, and black, for instance ,
is on 1,2,3,4 of the thread palette. These colors get used much more than
many of the others so those positions receive more lubrication attention
than most of the others.
If the machine(s) are in constant daily use 8 to 10 hours a day, I would
probably be checking and lubricating these rollers on a weekly basis, i.e.,
if it were me. If the machine was only used sporadically or lets say 2 to 4
hours a day, I would set up some kind of monthly schedule still keeping in
mind the higher usage of the favorite colors and or positions that are used
the most.
The thread feed rollers also should be check the same as the above
descriptions. The rollers, especially the higher usage ones should be
checked, cleaned and the hubs lubricated more often than the rest. The key
is to set a schedule and stick by it. Don't depend entirely on the
maintenance timers to protect against every situation. It depends entirely
on the working environment of the machine. I was told about a business
running in , Brazil, I believe, that ran their machines 24 hours a day with
operators working in shifts around the clock. This is the extreme. It would
only be logical to assume that these machines should have a very aggressive
lubrication schedule worked up for them......
Rod Springer
Embroidery Cottage
Rod & Sharon Springer
Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer
Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
Boise, ID 83713
208-938-3038
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Strike" <strikesystems@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 11:07 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
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>> > ---------- 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
>> >>
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