[amayausers] Re: Needle Breaks
- From: Mike Garber <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:34:55 -0700
Ahhh, wings. I just didn't remember what they were called. They look OK.
Speaking of presser foots, this one is not lined up exactly with the
needle, its off to the left.
I wonder if that would cause needle breaks?
Mike
HK Acree wrote:
>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.
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>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
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>>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.
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>>I have to sew the same design on a unstructured hat and I don't imagine
>>I will have the same problems.
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>>Mike
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>>HK Acree wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>>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.
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Mike
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