This message was posted by signman 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/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/2/1306.html#000007 Get your hat visually centered on the needle, then go into Maintenance and do 'head down' to center the needle WITH the hat on the machine...and adjust if you have to (BRING THE NEEDLE UP FIRST) until you get the needle dead center in the seam. NOW click on your laser and see how far off that red dot is from center...and you'll know on all future hats where to put the dot to end up with the needle centered if you can't line it up visually looking down the needle. I find looking straight on at the needle and hat I can line it up, Sue has to use the laser dot but knows the off-set space. Each to his own! Just remember you have to check each and every hat...no matter how good you think you are at hooping the hats they are not going to line up the same! =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================