Thanks, I called. They only supply the entire casing, but gave me the name of their supplier, Superior Sewing. I've e-mailed them and await their response. The very nice Melco person expressed that it is unusual for the screw to come out. She's not heard of anyone requesting just the screws before. I must be doing something drastically wrong! I keep getting false bobbin breaks. Sometimes I can just restart and no problem, I'll get at least 10 to 20 more stitches before I get another false bobbin break. Sometimes I get a birds nest either in the bobbin case or in the thread roller area. I've changed the rollers. I change the material density, I change the sewing speed, I loosen the tension on the bobbin, I change the material density, I change the sewing speed, I loosen the bobbin tension. (cause when I let go of the bobbin case, it falls slower than when I put it in. It's like the bobbin tension keeps tightening up the more I loosen it. Then the screw pops out and I'm crawling on the floor. It doesn't seem to matter if I tighten or loosen the tension on the bobbin, I keep getting false bobbin breaks. Only when I loosen it, the screw eventually falls out! Is there another variable I need to adjust? Sometimes something will sew out, no problem, other times it's like the bobbin from ....anyway, I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas, Sherlock's? Genie Z "Colleen Arbuckle" <carbuckle@starband To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> .net> cc: Sent by: Subject: [amayausers] Re: bobbin screws amayausers-bounce@f reelists.org 10/25/2004 01:10 PM Please respond to amayausers Call and talk to the parts dept., Only a few of the parst are listed in the catalog or on-line Colleen Arbuckle A-Z Cad Services Russ's Pro Shop ----- Original Message ----- From: <gzenowich@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: bobbin screws > Hi, Fellow Amaya Freaks! > > I've got a small problem. I'm out of screws for the bobbin cases (the ones > that adjust tension). I looked at MelcoMart and they aren't listed as a > part to order. I hate to have to replace the entire bobbin case just for a > tiny screw. I've lost all three and now my wonderful Amaya (named Stitch) > is silent. I've got orders to fill and for want of a screw, the kingdom > was lost. Okay, not yet, but what do you all do about that? (I've > completely taken apart the room, scrubbed it on hands and knees, taken > apart the heating duct screen, found some interesting things, but no > screws. I'm afraid my dining room floor is acting like a washing machine > that eats socks, only it eats bobbin case screws so I think I must need a > source for lots of cheap screws.) Any ideas? > > (by the way, what are the thread coasters for? It doesn't tell us in > anything we've been able to find, and the thread seems to be just fine > without them. They're listed as a part to purchase, so I'm assuming they > must have a purpose!) > > Thanks, ever so much, > > Genie Zenowich > Blackhurst Needleworx & Imaging > Columbus, Ohio > >