Great idea about the rollers... You also gave me an idea to check that when I have problems.... Thanks. Ernest Aguilar CEO Lancaster Uniform Cap Co., Inc. lovecars.com Embroidery NOTE NEW ADDRESS 5522 Olive St. Montclair, CA 91763 909-949-7070 909-949-4270 FAX -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Orantes Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:46 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] HEY EARNEST Hey Earnest, Nice to meet you. To date, I've installed about a dozen or so XT's at various customer sites and so far I like what I see. Can't wait to get my hands on one for myself. Of course one of the original "Red Ladies" with the updated OS software would work just great for us too. True, they (XT's) require less fiddling with tensions but make sure you familiarize yourself with the lubrication procedures and intervals of the red and yellow thread feed rollers. I keep running into customers who tend to neglect this area due to ignorance and/or they're just too busy. Then they start having thread break problems and don't know why. I think the original red rollers appeared to be a little more forgiving when they needed lubrication, but that was only because they had a slick surface and that allowed the thread to "slip" - which ultimately would cut into the black rollers. Of course the system is better now, but I'd love to see thread feed rollers with some sort of sealed bearings on both rollers. Sure it would increase the cost but it would be one less thing to have to worry about as often. I guess you could call me an "engineer wanna' be". Good luck to you. Ed -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ernest Aguilar Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:49 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: WELCOME BACK, ED! Hi Ed, we have 4 Xt's running full production 10hrs/day... Our first one that we got in Oct. has already passed the 4 million stitch mark and is like new.. Our production is still not up to full speed due to the lack of familiarity of our operators with the Amayas, luckily the Xt's require less fiddling of tensions, etc. Ernest Aguilar CEO Lancaster Uniform Cap Co., Inc. lovecars.com Embroidery NOTE NEW ADDRESS 5522 Olive St. Montclair, CA 91763 909-949-7070 909-949-4270 FAX -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Orantes Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:38 AM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: WELCOME BACK, ED! Linda, Beverly, Sharon, Herb, and everyone else,... Thanks a bunch for the warm wishes. Now I need you guys to fill me in on everything I've missed so far this year! Just Kidding of course. Not sure if I have that much available hard drive space to begin with. The family and I are doing fine. The kids are now out of school and we sold our business back in May. We should look to start over again on higher ground once we get ourselves established in "New Town, USA". I say it that way because we haven't moved as of yet. The houses for sale here in New Orleans aren't exactly setting any sales records now that we're upon Hurricane season once again. ..And I really hate the idea of getting a bridge loan if I don't have to. Although I never really got out of machine repair entirely, I decided to leave the "other" venture I've been involved in for the last six months. So now it's nothing but the embroidery industry for me. Funny but you really don't realize how much you miss something until it's gone. Hmmm, I should write that down. So what's the 411 on the XT's. Everybody good? E3M Ed Orantes New Orleans, La. 504-258-6260 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of LogosInThread@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 2:19 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: WELCOME BACK, ED! Ed, Welcome back! WE missed you! I hope all is well with your family and business. Linda Logos In Thread Miami Beach, FL In a message dated 7/21/2006 12:47:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, e3m@xxxxxxx writes: Hello Ms. Cindy, As for your presser foot,... What you need to know about your presser foot is it's official intended purpose. Which is to simply keep the fabric from rising up off the needle plate, if and only if, the fabric has a tendency to hang on to the needle as the needle moves up during it's upward stroke. ...Such as when sewing into dense fabric or fabric with dense embroidered stitches. I've always said they should change the name to something more like "fabric hold down stick" as opposed to "presser foot". Very often people mistakenly call it the "pressure foot". There is no official procedure for centering the presser foot that I'm aware of. If you were to attempt to center it, you could use your good ole trusty eye balls. It's okay if the presser foot is not perfectly centered with the needle in front of it. (This is assuming that your needle is centered with the rotary hook and needle plate like it aught to be.) Now if your presser foot is on something like a 45 degree angle, you've got a problem. What's more important than centering is the spacing between the front of the presser foot and the back of the needle. If in the process of being bent from something other than the factory set position, the presser foot was pushed forward, then you may experience a clicking between the presser foot and your needles when you color change. If it's bad enough, you could possibly break needles. I've only seen this twice in my years of servicing machines. Now, if you just can't sleep at night due to your presser foot not being just right, you can try this procedure with patience and a small pair of sturdy needle nose pliers. DISCLAIMER*** IF YOU DAMAGE YOUR MACHINE IN THE PROCESS, YOU MAY POSSIBLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY- IF ANY ARE IN EFFECT. I suggest you read through these instructions first from start to finish before attempting. 1) Color change to needle number 1 2) Click on "Maintenance" 3) Click on "Head Timing" 4) Click on "Bottom Center" -Now the "active needle" and presser foot should be in the "down" position. -Remove your Right Side Black Plastic Cover. (5 screws) -This will require a 3mm and a 2.5mm Allen wrench (usually black in color and shaped like the letter "L") -With the screws out, I like to rotate the plastic cover 90 degrees counter clockwise as I remove it from the face of the machine. (To reinstall it simply rotate the cover in the opposite direction as you position it back onto the machine.) -You should now see the anatomy of the presser foot assembly. -Identify (see) where the presser foot arm is tack welded to the bottom ringlet that slides up and down on the "presser foot shaft". -Support (grab) the presser foot just below this welded point with your needle nose pliers so that you do not put any unnecessary strain on this joint when bending the presser foot back to it's original position. -While holding the pliers in your right hand and the bottom end of the presser foot with your left hand, "encourage" (gently push, pull, bend,...) the presser foot to the position where it's as vertical as possible when viewed from the left or right sides of the machine, and relatively centered with the needle when viewed from the front of the machine. -*** NOTE!!! IF YOU MAN HANDLE THIS GENTLE PRESSER FOOT TOO MUCH OR BEND IT TOO FAR, TOO MANY TIMES, YOU RUN THE RISK OF BREAKING THE DARN THING OFF AND THIS WILL REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF A TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. (Unless you're willing to tackle it yourself.) It's only made out of thin aluminum! -NOW PUT YOUR BLACK PLASTIC COVER BACK ON THE FACE OF THE MACHINE BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT COLOR CHANGING TO ANY OTHER NEEDLES! -Now click on "Head Up" on the PC. -Close the Maintenance window. -Double check your work. Hope this helps you out. Call if you run into any problems. Good Luck Your friendly neighborhood Melco Maintenance Man, That's "E3M" for short. 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