Welcome! I'm in London, OH! Maybe we should get together and "talk shop" sometime. I've not used the Hooptech system, but am using Fast Frames. While I have to clean (and many times replace) needles after using the "sticky" stuff, I don't have any complaints specifically. I figure it's not a bad thing to change needles after a good sized job anyway. What are you planning on using the Hooptech for? I expect that I will invest in it or something similar when I need to for heavy items, but have not encouraged that direction from my customers yet. I think Hooptech and Fast Frames are for two different uses. Connie Bechtel Wyvern Productions. At 12:18 PM 9/13/03, you wrote: >Hello all- >Just our introduction as we have stepped up from a Viking Designer 1 to >the Melco Amaya. Needless to say, it is quite an adjustment. Our little >side business was just big enough to generate some orders that made us >cringe for the tedium of the 300 spm and single-needle approach. I do have >a question for the group already, but I'll post it separately. Looking >forward to communicating with the folks on the list. >Sincerely, > >David & Lisa O'Connor >O'Connor & Co. Custom Embroidery >Westerville, OH --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: amayausers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: amayausers-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx