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Posted by Sally Swindells on September 3, 2008, 3:33 pm
Here is a message I received from Cheryl in Oz about her embroidery
machine. Her sight is now so poor that she finds even reading e-mails
difficult. She stopped reading the group when she could no longer see
the messages.
'As I am not reading the group any more I am not sure if this would be
of interest. Please pass on if you think so.
My Janome 11000 embroidery machine has been giving me a lot of trouble
for a long time, and finally flipped the bobbin out and I put a titanium
needle right through the shuttle assembly. Long trip to the dealer and
wait for parts, then my friend in the shop took it home to test before
bringing it back to me. Ran it for three hours on VERY dense stitching
designs. Everything was perfect.
Brought it back to me on the weekend and I immediately stitched out a
small design. It purred!
Then we decided to test out a larger design because we both wanted to
see what it (the design) looked like. Machine jammed 10minutes into
stitching. Much muttering, machine was packed back into her car to go
back for a third round of repairs. I was just thankful she was using
it, not me.
Now when I send a machine for service I send my needles, bobbins, bobbin
thread and top thread so it can be tested accurately. So we both
assumed the problem was mechanical as the machine had been stitching
perfectly for a while. I use Organ needles and only genuine Janome
bobbins. I use King Star top thread (more on that later). And I use
Bottom Line bobbin thread.
It turns out that after much investigation BL is NOT suitable for top
loading embroidery machines. Each time my machine has been repaired the
tech cleans it and gives it a light spray of silicone. The silicone was
allowing the BL to run freely for about three hours operation. But when
the silicone wore off, the problems always came back.
It also transpires that KS is an industrial thread repackaged on smaller
cones for the domestic market. Although it is offered for use on all
domestic machines it has a different twist to domestic threads such as
R-A. Janome Australia advised that this would ultimately produce wear
problems on the top tension dials.
Sadly I have boxes and boxes of these threads. I plan to give away the
BL for normal sewing (I don't sew enough anymore to use a fraction of
what I have here in two life times lol), and continue to use the KS
at a lower speed and just be careful not to let the bobbin run out
completely. Apparently that is when the problems are likely.
So the moral of this sad protracted tale is - DON'T put Bottom Line
thread in the bobbin of top loading embroidery machines, double check
that your embroidery thread is not just good quality but made
SPECIFICALLY for a domestic machine, and ask your technician to test the
machine BEFORE he sprays any silicone or lubricants that you don't
normally use at home.
It has taken nearly three months and many, many dollars to find this out
the hard way!
Please say "Hi!" to all on rctq for me. They are fondly remembered.
Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
o o o o o o
( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) and ( > Y < )
Boofhead Donut Rasputin
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest'
I for one, miss her, and am glad she is still able to do some sewing.
--
Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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Posted by Bobbie Sews More on September 3, 2008, 5:30 pm
Cheryl, thank you for the thread information!
I miss your posts!
Barbara in SC
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Posted by Sunny on September 3, 2008, 5:55 pm
I also miss Cheryl and her cats very much. Please give her my best.
Sunny
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Posted by Carolyn McCarty on September 3, 2008, 8:03 pm
Ditto that. Sorry to hear that her eyesight has gotten so bad.
--
Carolyn in The Old Pueblo
If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty
If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty
>I also miss Cheryl and her cats very much. Please give her my best.
>
> Sunny
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Posted by Taria on September 3, 2008, 8:18 pm
yep, ditto to all that from here too.
TAria
Carolyn McCarty wrote:
> Ditto that. Sorry to hear that her eyesight has gotten so bad.
>
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