Ed, I purchased my machine in September of '03. Looks like I have the old style foot, flat across the bottom. Do you know if upgrades are at no cost or do we pay? Wendy Solomonson Itchin' To Stitch Arlington, MN (507)964-2224 ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:45 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Presser Foot > Dorothy, > How old is your machine? Were you one of the original Amaya owners? I > recall there being a Presser Foot upgrade but that was about two years ago. > I don't think Melco has released any machines from the factory, with the > original presser foot, since then. There was a change to the final shape of > the presser foot and possibly some improvements to the inner workings. An > upgraded presser foot is indicated by having a small hole in the center of > the "foot" right where it touches the fabric. The original presser foot was > solid across the foot. > The other day, I was training some fine folks on how to run their hats on a > six head Tajima. (A long time employee left them a while back and none of > the existing employees know much about embroidery - dilemma!) As I > proceeded to instruct them about the raised needle plate and adjusting the > presser foot, I realized the only way to do this was to remove the front > needle case cover with it's two corresponding screws, and then on all of the > needles necessary to run for that design, individually loosen a set screw on > each presser foot and manually adjust it's height and then tighten the set > screw again. Very time consuming on a six head machine and boy was I > missing my Amaya's. And since all the hats move in unison while sewing, all > hats have to be hooped virtually identical or centering of the design may be > off a bit on some of the hats. > I couldn't help but mentioning all the features of the Amaya's the whole > time I was there,... you would have thought I was a Melco salesman. > Hope this helps. > Ed > > Ed & Maralien Orantes > E.M. Broidery > 900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200 > New Orleans, La. 70056 > 504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643) > > -----Original Message----- > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Yaglenski > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:01 PM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hats - Caps - WACF etc.... > > > What does it look like? What is different? > > :-----Original Message----- > :From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > :[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DLCompton@xxxxxxx > :Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:55 PM > :To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > :Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hats - Caps - WACF etc.... > : > : > :John and all, > : > :Do you have the latest presser foot? I got a new one last > :October and it is wonderful! It has reduced thread breaks to > :almost nonexistent. Yes, you have a good idea on the training > :but the new presser foot will alleviate lots of thread breaks! > : > : > :Dorothy Compton > :Bee Embroidered > :_www.BeeEmbroidered.com_ (http://www.beeembroidered.com/) > :(916) 635-7467 > :Rancho Cordova, CA > : > : > :In a message dated 3/24/2005 9:40:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, > :john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > : > :If anyone from Melco is listening 8^) > : > :There really needs to be a one day workshop on caps, and > :nothing but caps. > :Among the items that could be covered.... Structured, > :Unstructured, Visors, Bucket Caps, Sewing on the front, > :sewing on the back, techniques for digitizing for caps, how to > : cure common problems, proper hooping & hooping techniques, > :setting up your machine, sewing speed etc. > : > :I really think it's an art of it's own and a full day class > :should be dedicated to it. > : > :I can sew out fine on shirts but cant get the darn caps > :sewing out well still. I have better luck with unstructured > :rather than structured. On the structured, I too broke a > :needle the other nite under almost the same circumstanses as Mike. > : > :- - - - - - - - > :John Yaglenski > :Levelbest Embroidery > : > : > : > : > : > :-- > :No virus found in this incoming message. > :Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > :Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 3/23/2005 > : > : > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 3/23/2005 > > > > > > >