[amayausers] Re: Needle Breaks
- From: "HK Acree" <hkacree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:24:07 -0800
Mike,
Go to your Amaya Technical Manual. Then go to Wide Angle Cap Frame Issues,
once there look at the Cap Supports section. It gives you a good picture of
the "wings". If you have the large ones on you may have better luck with the
smaller ones or maybe the other way around. Try to get them adjusted so they
don't influence the top of the cap by pulling or causing it to stretch.
Herb
Royal Embroidery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:50 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Needle Breaks
> Herb,
> I think your .02 sounds good to me. What are these wings you speak of?
> I will try and stabilize the hat more. I don't think I had the sides
> clipped in assuming the structure of the hat would be enough to keep it
> from moving. It also was flagging a little up and down.
>
> I have to sew the same design on a unstructured hat and I don't imagine
> I will have the same problems.
>
> Mike
>
> HK Acree wrote:
>
>>Mike,
>>My first thought on this is that your wings may need adjusting. It sounds
>>like as the cap is sewing you are beginning to pull the fabric and as the
>>needle penetrates it is also being pulled causing it to strike the plate.
>>I
>>sewed some Flex Fits a while back and swore them off as far as trying them
>>again any time soon. They are way to stretchy for my liking. Hooping was a
>>pain and my quality was junk. Trace your design and watch closely as it
>>gets
>>to the area you are having problems with. If you see any movement in the
>>fabric try to adjust your wings to eliminate it. Also look to be sure the
>>bill is not contacting the back of the needle carriage. This will also
>>cause
>>the fabric to move and cause problems. When I hoop structured caps I make
>>it
>>a habit to bend the bill back towards the top a bit before I hoop it, I
>>find
>>this lets the cap relax and lay closer to the needle plate, especially
>>near
>>the bill of the cap. This may or may not help you to get the fabric down
>>close to the plate. Go forward in your stitch count to the place where you
>>are having problems and check how far the material presses down before
>>hitting the plate. If it is more than about 1/8 inch it is too much. (In
>>my
>>humble opinion). When you hoop it try to find a way to get this part of
>>the
>>cap to lay down some more, a little tug here or there? One thing I would
>>try
>>would be full backing. My thought here is that as stretchy as these are,
>>"maybe", if I get the sides stabilized so they wont stretch around as much
>>it may keep the front from wiggling as well. I may also be out of my mind
>>but there's my $.02 worth.
>>
>>Herb
>>Royal Embroidery
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "amayausers list" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:31 AM
>>Subject: [amayausers] Needle Breaks
>>
>>
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>>>I digitized a hat logo that is just text. I'm sewing a Flex Fit
>>>Structured hat with 75/11 sharp needles.
>>>The stitch length is about 1/4" along the top of the hat (text is 2"
>>>tall and hooped as close to the bottom as possible).
>>>I keep getting needle breaks on the top of the design. Raised needle
>>>plate is in and pressure foot is adjusted 2.5 clicks from top. No
>>>backing.
>>>Material thickness is 13. I did get a break on the fill outline under
>>>the text but I suspect the needle was already bent from the longer
>>>stitches on the text.
>>>
>>>I am going to try it on the other machine tonight to see if I still get
>>>breaks unless anyone can tell if I'm doing something wrong.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Mike
>>>
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