[amayausers] Re: small fonts and thinner thread
- From: "Jack Fuller" <Jack@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:56:32 -0600
Roland
I forgot to give their phone number- 800-225-3001.
Jack Fuller
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roland R. Irish III
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:10
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: small fonts and thinner thread
I hate technical stuff-guess I better learn.
What is the 'standard' stock thread we get from Melco, compared to what you
mention here?
And do you have an 'ordering number' for the Madeira mixed box of threads?
They are only located an hour from here-we should probably drive over and
see what they have (if they have a 'showroom' to go to)
I get lost in their website....and only have a 13" monitor so it's hard to
find some things on websites.
Roland
> From: "Jack Fuller" <Jack@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:38:55 -0600
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: smallest font in program?
>
> Roland
> Just remember that the 65/9 tend to bend much easier than the 75/11. I
have
> to slow down to 1000 spm or slower depending on the design and fabric. It
is
> well worth your time to call Madeira and get a mixed box of 10 each 1500
> meter 60wt thread. I usually only get 30-50000 stitches from a 65/9
though.
> When you start to break thread look at the needle.
>
> Jack Fuller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roland R. Irish III
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 09:24
> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: smallest font in program?
>
> Okay, here's what I know...
> smaller needles-I find 75/11 and 65/9 balls, and 75/11 sharps.
> As far as I know, Sue has not changed any needles to smaller ones yet-just
> replacing dull or broken ones with the 75/11 as needed. We are running
> needles 1-8 with sharps, and then usually the same colors 9-16 with balls.
> Most of what we have been doing has been hats and shirts or jackets for
same
> clients-this way we don't have to change needles. Although I have run both
> needles on hats with no problem....
> didnt' even know I had smaller needles-Sue is trying to be the 'setup'
> person and I do the digitizing-we just haven't got the experience yet to
> know all this stuff. We just muddle through until a design works-then sew
it
> out and learn from that!
> We have only the one weight thread-I bought the 288 spool 'kit' from Melco
> and then replace small ones we use with large spools-figure that is the
> easiest way to build up a bank of colors that we use a lot of.
> On teeshirts and light polos it seems to work best if I use double layer
of
> 1.8 oz tearaway (somewhere I'm going to find some heavier tearaway-I know
> it's out there). solvy I use on pique knit and some fleece.
> Density-everything seems to 'default' to 3.2 or 3.5, so I'm learning to
> automatically 'bump it' up to 4 and higher-but don't get fine edges over
> 4.2. Tried a simple line on shirts for last weekend at 4.5 and it was
jagged
> edge-think I ended up at 4 to get it cleaner. Instead of a font I redrew
it
> as 'single line' and had a stitch width of 4.
> Still alot of learning to do-too much other work (I do screen printing,
> engraving, sign and banner making, vinyl cutting, etc.) so I can't stop
for
> a week and just 'play'- no time! So I end up 'playing' with each
> order-making samples on other stuff to compare against.
> Roland
>
>> From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:45:50 -0700
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: smallest font in program?
>>
>> Roland,
>>
>> Have you tried smaller needle (65/9) w/ 60 wt thread. I actually use the
>> 65/9 needles fairly often with 40 wt thread and get a nice clean look on
>> small text. I usually do this on my EMT which runs slower (650 spm) so
> you
>> may want to slow the machine down for that part of the design, especially
> if
>> you go small needle with 40 wt.
>>
>> Also, what density are you using for your design. I would use 4.5 and go
>> from there. If you are sewing on knits make sure to hoop nice and snug
> and
>> use solvy on top.
>>
>> Aaron Sargent
>> The Linen Barn
>> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Medford, OR
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 7:43 AM
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: smallest font in program?
>>
>>
>>> HI all...we've been pulling our hair out trying to figure out which font
>>> will go the smallest without major thread breaks (some of those problems
>>> we
>>> are fixing-needle angle, MT, etc.)
>>> have a client's shirt to duplicate (they got it somewhere else) and the
>>> group name measures 3/16", .1875 high. So far we have been unable to sew
> a
>>> 'straight line' font even .2" and have it look decent. This is a
>>> 'helvetica'
>>> , 'arial', 'avantegarde' style font-probably 'microblock' but we are
>>> unable
>>> to get a decent sew out. Had other designs that needed small fonts-I
> ended
>>> up 'hand writing' the lettering with 'walk normal stitch' to simulate
the
>>> lettering-that was the best I could do for this small type. But the
> design
>>> I
>>> have to do now-the lettering is on 2 lines with no design near it-so
> 'hand
>>> lettering' would look terrible.
>>> It is all capital letters, .1875 high, and I'd guess the column width is
>>> about 2 stitches? But it looks so clean and sharp, very legible...
>>> I know we must be doing something wrong with settings-so what should be
>>> done
>>> right?
>>> Thanks
>>> Roland
>>>
>>
>>
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