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Posted by Musicmaker on October 8, 2009, 12:38 pm
Ok. I'm fighting my new machine and I just know that you who remember
my troubles with the Baby Lock quest are going to roll your eyes and
say it's gotta be user error. but gosh. the dealer has to special
order the foot control cause it's missing when I take it home, and
then it takes me plus friends and family to finally get the grace
frame assembled, during which time a plastic part breaks and has to be
replaced, and weeks later, the frame is loaded, the electricity is
hooked up, the machine is threaded and I finally get ready to quilt,
and no matter what needle I use, at any speed, the top thread
continually breaks. Panic is touching the edges of my consciousness.
Rethread the machine, rethread the bobbin, change the needled, lower
the top tension - all multiple times. no luck. Yes, I pulled the
bobbin thread up from the bottom and laid both threads under the
darning foot. Yes, I put the presser foot down before starting. So I
called the dealer and they tell me that the Janome 1600p takes a
special industrial needle called the dbx-1. ??????????? so I said,
"Don't take this the wrong way, but why didn't you tell me that when I
bought the machine and drove 60 miles home?" "and why wasn't the
right needle in the machine when I took it home? It was the floor
model, after all?" uummm. hhhmmmm.
What's the deal? Any Janome 1600P owners out there who can give me
some tried and true tips to try with my own machine? Anyone want to
come to Charleston IL and teach me how to machine quilt? hhhmmm?
Musicmaker
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Posted by Taria on October 8, 2009, 1:08 pm
I don't know about the needle you need but if you go to the
Janome usa sight there is an 'Ask Jan' section where you
can ask questions. They answered me back with a great
response fairly quickly. (less than a day) Your dealer
should be able to help you over the phone too.
Good luck, sometimes things like this come in batches.
It will get better and you will probably be up and running
before you know it. (at least I have my fingers crossed
for that)
Taria
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> Ok. I'm fighting my new machine and I just know that you who remember
> my troubles with the Baby Lock quest are going to roll your eyes and
> say it's gotta be user error. but gosh. the dealer has to special
> order the foot control cause it's missing when I take it home, and
> then it takes me plus friends and family to finally get the grace
> frame assembled, during which time a plastic part breaks and has to be
> replaced, and weeks later, the frame is loaded, the electricity is
> hooked up, the machine is threaded and I finally get ready to quilt,
> and no matter what needle I use, at any speed, the top thread
> continually breaks. Panic is touching the edges of my consciousness.
> Rethread the machine, rethread the bobbin, change the needled, lower
> the top tension - all multiple times. no luck. Yes, I pulled the
> bobbin thread up from the bottom and laid both threads under the
> darning foot. Yes, I put the presser foot down before starting. So I
> called the dealer and they tell me that the Janome 1600p takes a
> special industrial needle called the dbx-1. ??????????? so I said,
> "Don't take this the wrong way, but why didn't you tell me that when I
> bought the machine and drove 60 miles home?" "and why wasn't the
> right needle in the machine when I took it home? It was the floor
> model, after all?" uummm. hhhmmmm.
> What's the deal? Any Janome 1600P owners out there who can give me
> some tried and true tips to try with my own machine? Anyone want to
> come to Charleston IL and teach me how to machine quilt? hhhmmm?
> Musicmaker
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 8, 2009, 4:30 pm
Taria wrote:
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> I don't know about the needle you need but if you go to the
> Janome usa sight there is an 'Ask Jan' section where you
> can ask questions. They answered me back with a great
> response fairly quickly. (less than a day) Your dealer
> should be able to help you over the phone too.
> Good luck, sometimes things like this come in batches.
> It will get better and you will probably be up and running
> before you know it. (at least I have my fingers crossed
> for that)
> Taria
>> Ok. I'm fighting my new machine and I just know that you who remember
>> my troubles with the Baby Lock quest are going to roll your eyes and
>> say it's gotta be user error. but gosh. the dealer has to special
>> order the foot control cause it's missing when I take it home, and
>> then it takes me plus friends and family to finally get the grace
>> frame assembled, during which time a plastic part breaks and has to be
>> replaced, and weeks later, the frame is loaded, the electricity is
>> hooked up, the machine is threaded and I finally get ready to quilt,
>> and no matter what needle I use, at any speed, the top thread
>> continually breaks. Panic is touching the edges of my consciousness.
>> Rethread the machine, rethread the bobbin, change the needled, lower
>> the top tension - all multiple times. no luck. Yes, I pulled the
>> bobbin thread up from the bottom and laid both threads under the
>> darning foot. Yes, I put the presser foot down before starting. So I
>> called the dealer and they tell me that the Janome 1600p takes a
>> special industrial needle called the dbx-1. ??????????? so I said,
>> "Don't take this the wrong way, but why didn't you tell me that when I
>> bought the machine and drove 60 miles home?" "and why wasn't the
>> right needle in the machine when I took it home? It was the floor
>> model, after all?" uummm. hhhmmmm.
>> What's the deal? Any Janome 1600P owners out there who can give me
>> some tried and true tips to try with my own machine? Anyone want to
>> come to Charleston IL and teach me how to machine quilt? hhhmmm?
>> Musicmaker
>
>
The only stuff I can see about it here in the UK describes it as the
Janome 1600P DBX High-Speed sewing machine, and says that it uses
industrial needles.
It seems to be a pretty common type and fits lots of different machines.
You should maybe think of getting them in boxes of 100 so you don't
run out. They cost less than domestic machine needles in the places
I've found over here. £13.95 for 200 rather than £25 for 100 for
domestic machine needles...
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kiteflyer on October 8, 2009, 2:42 pm
The needles I use are Organ HL x5 needles in my 1600P. They are an
industrial needle. Don't know if they are Janome specific or not so you
might be able to get them locally.
Denny
Musicmaker wrote:
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> Ok. I'm fighting my new machine and I just know that you who remember
> my troubles with the Baby Lock quest are going to roll your eyes and
> say it's gotta be user error. but gosh. the dealer has to special
> order the foot control cause it's missing when I take it home, and
> then it takes me plus friends and family to finally get the grace
> frame assembled, during which time a plastic part breaks and has to be
> replaced, and weeks later, the frame is loaded, the electricity is
> hooked up, the machine is threaded and I finally get ready to quilt,
> and no matter what needle I use, at any speed, the top thread
> continually breaks. Panic is touching the edges of my consciousness.
> Rethread the machine, rethread the bobbin, change the needled, lower
> the top tension - all multiple times. no luck. Yes, I pulled the
> bobbin thread up from the bottom and laid both threads under the
> darning foot. Yes, I put the presser foot down before starting. So I
> called the dealer and they tell me that the Janome 1600p takes a
> special industrial needle called the dbx-1. ??????????? so I said,
> "Don't take this the wrong way, but why didn't you tell me that when I
> bought the machine and drove 60 miles home?" "and why wasn't the
> right needle in the machine when I took it home? It was the floor
> model, after all?" uummm. hhhmmmm.
>
> What's the deal? Any Janome 1600P owners out there who can give me
> some tried and true tips to try with my own machine? Anyone want to
> come to Charleston IL and teach me how to machine quilt? hhhmmm?
>
> Musicmaker
--
Denny in Fort Wayne
http://community.webshots.com/user/kiteflyer54
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Posted by Musicmaker on October 8, 2009, 4:49 pm
I took Taria's advice and "asked Jan" at the Janome site. Her answer
was within a few hours, and she confirms what you, Denny, are saying.
The dealer isn't right about the dbx needles - those are for the
"other two" 1600 models. The one I have, Janome 1600p, requires the
hlx5 needles. So I called the dealer back, they hadn't mailed the dbx
needles, and will instead ship me the hlx5's. sheesh. Jan also gave
me a long list of things to check on my machine set up, some I've
done, and some I had no idea, so once I get the needles, I'll try
again.
Musicmaker, thankful for the advice (and hugs) that are always
available here on rctq.
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> my troubles with the Baby Lock quest are going to roll your eyes and
> say it's gotta be user error. but gosh. the dealer has to special
> order the foot control cause it's missing when I take it home, and
> then it takes me plus friends and family to finally get the grace
> frame assembled, during which time a plastic part breaks and has to be
> replaced, and weeks later, the frame is loaded, the electricity is
> hooked up, the machine is threaded and I finally get ready to quilt,
> and no matter what needle I use, at any speed, the top thread
> continually breaks. Panic is touching the edges of my consciousness.
> Rethread the machine, rethread the bobbin, change the needled, lower
> the top tension - all multiple times. no luck. Yes, I pulled the
> bobbin thread up from the bottom and laid both threads under the
> darning foot. Yes, I put the presser foot down before starting. So I
> called the dealer and they tell me that the Janome 1600p takes a
> special industrial needle called the dbx-1. ??????????? so I said,
> "Don't take this the wrong way, but why didn't you tell me that when I
> bought the machine and drove 60 miles home?" "and why wasn't the
> right needle in the machine when I took it home? It was the floor
> model, after all?" uummm. hhhmmmm.
> What's the deal? Any Janome 1600P owners out there who can give me
> some tried and true tips to try with my own machine? Anyone want to
> come to Charleston IL and teach me how to machine quilt? hhhmmm?
> Musicmaker