This message was posted by Rod or Sharon 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/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/1161.html#000002 No, that speed is not too hard on the machine. A " properly digitized" cap design should be able to sew at 1200spm without issue. Some caps embroidery better than others. Low vs med vs high profile caps. Structured vs non-structered caps. How much small lettering is being sewn next to the bill. height of the design. Denseness of the design....bottom line is that the machine can handle any of the caps just fine as long as the digitizing is up to par..... The ball bearings falling out is another matter.....I have found that if you are not very careful when sliding the cylinder onto and off of the shaft, the bearings can be "scrubed out of the rubber bearing boot or the boot can be damaged. Sewing at the speeds you described would not affect the bearings, unless they were allowed to become very dry from lack of lubrication, which could then possibly damage the containment boot. Rod Springer Amaya Tech & Trainer =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================