[amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket

  • From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:38:58 -0800

Re: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacketI honestly 
believe it has to do with a timing issue.
like someone mentioned earlier.
I have and I think Aaron has too.
Sewn through metal zippers
and about 10 holes in my plastic hoop side
and not broken standard needles,
so density is an issue but it sounds like more than that.
I might Call Melco and talk to a tech on the phone
and maybe they can check some things out
and find an answer.

Good Luck
Ron Vinyard
Body Cover / Magic Stitches
1-888-435-0176
541-471-1504
fax 471-0427

420 SW H street
Grants Pass, OR 97526

info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.bodycoverdesign.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Avalon Embroidery 
  To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:03 PM
  Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket


  Well, I guess I still have not solved the problem with a different font 
because I am still getting thread breaks and yet another tip broken off my NEW 
titanium needles I just got the day before yesterday, but I do think that 
density is an issue because the spots where the thread and or needle breaks is 
a very dense part of the letter.  What a pain the in the you know where.  I am 
running another font right now and so far so good but I can't even stand to be 
in the same room as it sews out!  I figure if I walk away and not watch, maybe 
things will go  better......hey!  its done and no thread breaks!  maybe I am in 
luck!  I have  only been working on trying to figure this out for 5 hours now!  
ugh!

  Barbara
  Avalon
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Body Cover 
    To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:35 PM
    Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket


    Darn!
    I was hoping to here something glaringly wrong!
    Sounds good to me.
    I know that font sews down some small thin blocks
    at the point where certain parts of the letters overlap
    to keep the garment from showing through as the 
    2nd column pulls the threads back from the 1st column
    as they overlap, With the block sewn underneath
    it pulls back the column still but only shows the sewn
    block underneath making the separation not noticeable.

    I think they change in fonts is the best choice then once your job is
    done and your hair grows back you can try to decipher what
    the answer is.

    Good Luck

    Ron Vinyard
    Body Cover / Magic Stitches
    1-888-435-0176
    541-471-1504
    fax 471-0427

    420 SW H street
    Grants Pass, OR 97526

    info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    www.bodycoverdesign.com


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Roland R. Irish III 
      To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:08 PM
      Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket


      I've run into problems before with fonts-at smaller sizes things do go 
haywire-its trying to sew too many stitches into one area-around a curve in the 
serif, etc.-that give you ulcers. Changing the font as you found helps, 
otherwise you have to go in and play with moving stitches, changing auto 
density, short stitches, etc. until it works. Okay for large quantity jobs but 
when you are only doing 1 or 2 items it's easier to switch fonts and tell the 
customer he loves it!
      Roland


        From: "Avalon Embroidery" <avalonembroidery@xxxxxxx>
        Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:36:19 -0800
        To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket




        speed was 600......

        font density was the default of 4.5..........and I added a bit of 
column width  (120%)

        needles were  new 70/10 sharps - (titanium) and I was unable to go more 
than one to two letters before all hell broke loose.

        Now, I've switched to CooperDak font.....same speed, same density, same 
column width, same needles......no problems.

        weird.



          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Body Cover <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
          To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:24 PM
          Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket

          What you haven't told
          us was the density you are using on that font
          at .4 high?
          and what speed is the machine running.
          Nylon is very tight and heats up a needle very quickly
          making for hot soft needles that bend and break easier.

          Let us know.

          Ron Vinyard
          Body Cover / Magic Stitches
          1-888-435-0176
          541-471-1504
          fax 471-0427

          420 SW H street
          Grants Pass, OR 97526

          info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          www.bodycoverdesign.com <http://www.bodycoverdesign.com> 


            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Avalon Embroidery <mailto:avalonembroidery@xxxxxxx>  
            To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:09 AM
            Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon jacket

            scientific testing is now showing the FONT to be part of the 
problem.

            using CooperDak  .4" letters   sewing out RHS letters........all is 
well through 6 sewouts on the nylon.
            using Full Block    .4" letters   sewing out RHS.......the needle 
just busted on the H.    All 4 needle breaks have been when using Full Block 
only.

            I'm starting to suspect a problem in density in the lettering of 
this font.

              ----- Original Message ----- 
              From: Roland R. Irish III <mailto:signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
              To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
              Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:11 AM
              Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon 
jacket

              When we get the 'shredding' we run a fingernail done the needle 
in question-and if there is a 'burr' you'll feel your finger tip catch on 
it...and that means your needle is hitting on something-either off center and 
hitting the needle plate, or your jacket is hanging off the table and pulled 
the hoop as the needle went through-and the needle hit the plate. Or someone 
repositioned the jacket as it was sewing or (I've done this) accidentally hit 
the hoop arm bending over to get something...
              doesn't take much at all to make that needle go sidewise,  just a 
hair and it will hit the plate underneath and cause a 'burr' when the tip bends 
a little. That's what catches and unravels the thread but it keeps on sewing....
              Roland


                From: "Avalon Embroidery" <avalonembroidery@xxxxxxx>
                Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:43:09 -0800
                To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon 
jacket




                Judy        

                I'm getting "partial" shredding breaks......where it appears 
the inner core of the thread usually stays intact, but the outer "shell" gets 
all knotted up in the needle case area...

                  ----- Original Message ----- 
                  From: OnleeJudy@xxxxxxx 
                  To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
                  Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:31 AM
                  Subject: [amayausers] Re: needles and thread breaks on nylon 
jacket

                  Hi there.  A couple of things to try...more backing, as nylon 
is very light, and sew slow....and depending on the type of thread breaks 
(clean breaks or shredding breaks), check needle alignment, and add or subtract 
MT.

                  BEST WISHES!








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