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/2/1602.html#000001 Ker.... First thing to do is ask yourself why the needles are breaking in the first place. It is not normal to be breaking needles like this. Have you checked your hook timing? How is the machine trimming, meaning is the needle possibly hitting either the selector or the knife. How about the needlecase calibration? When you drop a needle to bottom center, is it aligned to the center of the needleplate hole? Try that on the number one needle and then make sure the needle plate is adjusted to the center of the hole, if possible, and then check the other 15 needles to see if ALL of them are centered. If they are not then the needle(s) may be hitting the needleplate and cuasing the breakage you have described. The needlecase will need to be recalibrated to the machine if they are not centered..... In your case, I don't think stronger needles will be the answer...the needles are impacting something somewhere.. 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 ===========================================================