Wendy, you can run the smaller cones on but you need to do one thing. take a cardboard box and cut a circle out the size of the base of a 5000 meter cone and then punch a hole the size of the thread tube in it and slide it down over the tube so it sits on the white piece ontop. This will keep the thread from winding underneath the small cone and causing treadbreaks. if you don't it will wrap up tight inder the one and bring your machines to a stop. Remember to push down the thread tube to about 1/2 inch above the top of the small cone for proper feeding hope this helps. I only ever run 5000m but was in a pinch with a backorder of one color and had to run a 1000m. My amaya tech told me this was the only way to run it successfully. He also said that melco sells a piece for this but is very costly compared to a piece of scrap cardboard Dana @ Ram Printing & Promotions Inc. & Threadworks custom embroidery (780) 875-5073 www.ramprinting.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Itchin To Stitch <itchin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 2:06 pm Subject: [amayausers] madeira thread > I'm need to order some 60 wt. Madeira poly and it looks like it's > only available in a smaller cone like the 1000m ARC's. Just want to > make sure those cones will fit on the tubes. I know the 5000m cones > need the longer tubes but wasn't sure about the smaller cones. > Thanks! > Wendy Solomonson > Itchin' To Stitch > Arlington, MN > (507)964-2224 > >