[amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:29:07 -0400
I take a flat screwdriver head and push up on the needle while I tighten
it-holds it right where it belongs. Tried the 'pencil eraser' technique and
that wasn't accurate enough.
My reverser tweezers also do a good job because the needle doesn't slip in
the jaws.
Roland
> From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:51:49 -0600
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>
> Roland,
>
> Really don't need a third hand, works great, just make sure when changing
> any needle that it is bottomed out in the needle bar...can't be having
> needles going down at different depths..this is one of the critical
> measurements on the machine.
>
> Rod
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:01 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>
>
>> Ah, a LIGHTED magnifying lens-have to look for one. I use 'reverse'
>> tweazers
>> to hold thread, needle etc. They stay closed, have serrated jaw, and you
>> squeeze to open them. Have couple of them from my jewelry making days and
>> they work great-can grip a needle while I try to see where the heck it is
>> going. And for threading needles-grabs the short end where my big fat
>> fingers can't get to pull it through!
>> I just picked up a couple 'magnifying worklights' that are on the long
>> necks-may mount one next to the AMaya and see if that works to see what
>> I"m
>> doing-holding a magnifier means finding that third hand I could use...
>> Roland
>>
>>> From: "HK Acree" <hkacree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:42:29 -0700
>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>
>>> Rod,
>>> YUP, and the cool part was it was on sale for $1.99. Best money I have
>>> spent in a while. I also picked up a pair of forceps at a drug store.
>>> Clamp
>>> a needle in them and they give me better control over my needle
>>> placement.
>>> As a side note, after doing this for a little over 2 yrs., and with the
>>> help
>>> of those on this board, I think I am over the hump. That point where you
>>> can
>>> decipher is it a design or machine issue and what to do about it. That
>>> point
>>> where you are not worried to death about is the dang thing gonna work and
>>> you begin to trust her. How to keep feeding the Goddess so she
>>> regurgitates
>>> money. Thanks to all!!!
>>>
>>> Herb
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:08 PM
>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>
>>>
>>>> Roland,
>>>> I bought a small lighted hand held magnifying glass. I is about 5 " long
>>>> and 1 1/2 " wide, holds 2 AAA batteries and is just what the doctor
>>>> ordered to be able to see the groove in the front side of the needles
>>>> and
>>>> you can really see what you are doing when replacing or setting a
>>>> needle......Herb Acree watched me use it on his machine while I was
>>>> working on it and then ran right down and bought himself
>>>> one...........right Herb??
>>>>
>>>> Rod
>>>>
>>>> Embroidery Cottage
>>>> Rod & Sharon Springer
>>>> Melco Trained Amaya Tech/Trainer
>>>> Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
>>>>
>>>> Boise, ID 83713
>>>> 208-938-3038
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 2:52 PM
>>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Aha!! I get those thread tails sometimes...so looks like I need to back
>>>>> off
>>>>> a few degrees on some needles. Really arbitrary where to turn it to
>>>>> with
>>>>> nothing flat to guide the needle-and with poor eyesight, even with
>>>>> reading
>>>>> glasses-it is just so hard to see there!
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "Jean A. Allen" <jaa1943@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:36:25 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My tech told me not more than 15 degrees but that 5 degrees was
>>>>>> the best. When I go much past 5 degrees, I get thread tails at
>>>>>> the start of a pattern.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When we went down to NJ for a week of training, and also when
>>>>>>> a machine tech
>>>>>>> stopped in once, we were told 15 degrees, might be off but we
>>>>>>> watched to see
>>>>>>> how far it was turned. Best I can figure without a
>>>>>>> protractor-if the needle
>>>>>>> 'straight' is a clock, and you are looking at 6:00-so the eye
>>>>>>> of the needle
>>>>>>> would end up pointing at 5 pm...make sense? but it works-stops
>>>>>>> most of the
>>>>>>> thread breaks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:00:45 -0700
>>>>>>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had read that the eye turns to the right only
>>>>>>>> 5 degrees! which I guess would be counter clockwise.
>>>>>>>> I would be watching to see if too much of an angle
>>>>>>>> keeps the hook from catching in the needle scarf.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also thought 5 degrees was much more than it actually is.
>>>>>>>> when I looked at a protractor I realized that 5 degrees was
>>>>>>>> in fact a very small amount.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 5:14 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: thread breaks - help
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How about the angle the needle is 'turned' in the shaft?
>>>>>>> I've had the same
>>>>>>>>> problem (and now pretty much refuse to embroider on
>>>>>>> 'teeshirt' material-just
>>>>>>>>> takes too much work) and after checking everything you
>>>>>>> mention, I find my
>>>>>>>>> wife (who does most of the setup) isn't turning a new
>>>>>>> needle to get the 15
>>>>>>>>> degree or so angle counterclockwise. Also, a tendency to
>>>>>>> have the plate just
>>>>>>>>> a hair to the left of dead center. Once I reset the needle
>>>>>>> and set the plate
>>>>>>>>> back to the right, usually that stops it!
>>>>>>>>> Another similar problem was fixed when we started replacing
>>>>>>> the top rollers
>>>>>>>>> at the 2 million stitch mark-worst thread breaks were
>>>>>>> happening on the
>>>>>>>>> rollers with the most wear. Probably a combination of all 3
>>>>>>> things but
>>>>>>>>> changing it helped!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jean Ann Allen
>>>>>> Digital Arts Embroidery & Imprinting
>>>>>> 29820 E 156th St South
>>>>>> Coweta, OK 74429
>>>>>> 918-279-0074
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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