[amayausers] Re: Thread Feed Rollers
- From: Mike Garber <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:42:01 -0700
This is the maintenance procedure I now dread. (I still have not fixed
the roller arm that broke).
I use to clean and inspect each roller for cracks.
I'm thinking it might be cheaper to just replace them all without
inspection to save time.
Time is money....
Mike
Body Cover wrote:
>I use two of the little green handled flat blade screwdrivers
>and put one on each side and pry it out without any
>problems, when it gets to the red roller I use my fingers
>and slowly roll out from underneath. It is a tight
>fit but I haven't had any problems so far.
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>Ron Vinyard
>Body Cover / Magic Stitches
>1-888-435-0176
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 9:05 PM
>Subject: [amayausers] Thread Feed Rollers
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>>First of all, thanks to the person who posted that you could take off the red
>>rollers to allow easier access to the thread feed
>>rollers. That was a life saver tonite. Had a problem with needle 1, so I
>>looked at the thread feed roller. Sure enough, cuts
>>and gouges. So, I started down the line. Out of the first 12 needles, 11
>>had some or many cuts in them. I assume any cut is not
>>a good cut.
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>>Anyway, ordered more & just wanted to post the reminder that if you are
>>having thread break issues, don't forget to check this. ;)
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>>Do other brand machines have consumable parts like these that wear out so
>>quickly? Just wondering. At about a buck a piece, they
>>aren't braking the bank, but it is a little bit of a pain!
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>>One other thing, I noticed that the extra long tweezers that came with the
>>machine seem especially good at getting the rollers
>>out. In the past I was trying to use the small screw driver to pop them out
>>and was struggling. The big tweezers made quick work
>>of the job!
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>>John Yaglenski
>>Chairman & CEO, Levelbest Communications
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>>P: 888.229.1779 / 301.591.2481
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