[amayausers] Re: Needle Breaks
- From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:02:03 -0500
Maybe Melco should hire you to do a few one day seminars a year :)
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:Subject: [amayausers] Re: Needle Breaks
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:Speaking of wings, they are the first thing to come off every
:time I get a new machine. My caps sew way better without the
:wings. I sew around 2500 - 3000 caps a month. Not sure if
:removing the wings effects the warranty but all of my machines
:are out of warranty. I am by no means saying you should do
:this or it works for everyone but I tried this for the first
:time when my
:4 head wouldn't sew caps well about 5 years ago and have not
:used the wings since.
:
:Aaron Sargent
:The Linen Barn
:linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
:Medford, Oregon
:----- 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
:> >
:> >
:> >
:> >
:> >>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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