This message was posted by The Embroidery Authority 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/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/1145.html#000009 Well, You definitely want to turn your "short stitches" to OFF. Remember that when you designate lettering to be .5" or .3", that is referring to capital letters only. This means that if you are using lower case letters, you might be riding real close to the lower limits originally assigned to this font. It's good that you are using a ball point needle. But maybe a smaller needle will deliver better results. Make sure your needles eye is facing straight forward. Don't get caught up with all that rotation stuff. As you get down to the smaller lettering, you might want to consider using a font from the Micro series. Or you might need to go a little wider on your column's width the smaller you go. Also, how thin is your cutaway backing? What's the stitch length on your center walk underlay? When was the last time you lubricated your red thread feed rollers??? As a rule, the smaller your lettering gets, the tighter the tolerances get overall. Just throwing some thoughts out. Ed Orantes =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================