[amayausers] Re: which needle plate to use?
- From: "Ed Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 03:30:27 -0600
Roland,
A raised needle plate should be used on any of the cap frames. The
reason
for the raised sewing surface is to compensate for the arc that results when
the circular cap meets the flat needle plate. If you sewed on the regular
needle plate, you might experience an up and down flagging motion which can
contribute to thread breaks.
The straight edges on the sides of the raised portion of the needle
plate
are shaped that way to accommodate the cap supports that are
attached/mounted to the cap frame driver. They are silver in color, are
made of what appears to be an aluminum alloy material, and look like smooth
stubby wings. You should have two sizes to choose from. Small and large.
I would suggest the smaller ones as most popular caps these days have the
low profile front as opposed to the good ole fashion high front trucker caps
of the seventies. Also, if the backing is snagging on the needle plate, try
using a wider piece of backing where the edges of the backing won't come
close enough to the needle plate while sewing.
In my travels, I have met folks sewing without the cap supports and I've
even met people sewing caps with the flat/regular needle plate before. Of
course, I've also seen people driving down the street on a flat tire while
tearing up what's left of their rim looking for a gas station. My point,
people do all sorts of things if it works for them.
Ed Orantes
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roland R. Irish III
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:31 AM
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Subject: [amayausers] Re: which needle plate to use?
I know we have to use the raised needle plate with the 'square cut' sides
for the WACF hat frame-but do we use the same plate for the CCF-WAD hat
frame? Can't find the paperwork to confirm it....can we use the standard
plate so that the hat/backing doesn't get 'caught' on the straight edge of
the other plate?
Roland
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