This message was posted by Rod or Sharon 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/1/936.html#000013 Wayne, I would venture to say that 90+ percent of the problems that folks experience with the Amayas' can be placed into two catagories. 1. Lack of Training. 2. Failure to or refusal to properly lubricate the machine on a regular basis. The "Timers" help to remind you to lubricate certain areas of the machine, but should not be relied on as the gospel. As one example, machine is used, say 100 garments, machine sits for a week, machine is used for 50 garments then sits idle for 3 or 4 days, etc. The oil/grease can/will dry out during those idle periods. There are "LOTS" of varibles at play here. If you are waiting for the timers to tell you "everytime" to lubricate the machine, then you are waiting too long...simple as that..... Rod Springer Amaya Tech & Trainer =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================