I d agree with Cheryl, I cant understand why you have to grease inside the rollers so often. The stuff is supposed to last for years. Anand Thanks Herb I'll take a little look at the rollers. My machines only run about 6 hours per day on average, 5 day a week. Some days only 4 hours depending on the sales. My thread breaks usually come from a faulty design. I've had some I can't explain, but usually I trace it to a bad needle, poor hooping, or bad trims. A few that seemed to have no reason ended up being thread wrapped around the area behind the yellow rollers or thread wrapped round the rotary hook. Cheryl Rotter Team Sports Ink 5111 Grumann Dr. Ste #1B Carson City, NV 89706 775-884-3550 >