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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

I get asked a lot of questions about so many things concerning embroidery machines and how to use them. Here are some Frequently asked Question and my responses.

 

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Embroidery Information:

Which embroidery machines are best and what to look out for when shopping for a machine. Information on legalities. 

 What about Embroidery Machines: Which embroidery machines are best and what to look out for when shopping for a machine.

 Used Embroidery Machine Landmines: Do your homework before you spring for a machine. You don’t want a $3000 boat anchor

 What is a used embroidery machine worth? I wish they made a Kellys Blue book for embroidery machines but I havent found one.

CUSTOMER SUPPLIED GARMENT WAIVER: People bring you all kinds of things to embroider, and you can get into some real trouble if you mess it up.

 

 Needful Things: Reviews and information on some things that I have found help with your embroidery.

 

 

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DIY Embroidery Machine Repair:

Articles from AJST on repairing and working on your Embroidery Machine.

 

 Electronics in an embroidery machine: What are the boards and electronics in a commercial embroider machine, and how do they interact with each other?

 Oil and Grease for your Embroidery Machine: Machine maintenance will prolong the life of your machine and give you more sewing time. Embroidery machines do not last forever but a little preventive maintenance will keep your machine running and trouble free.

 

 Thread Tension: Understanding and setting your thread tension properly can mean the difference in high-quality good-looking embroidery and frustrating and ugly stitches.

 

 Rotary Hooks: Information on Rotary hooks. Rotary hook prices range from about $18.00 to over $300.00 and may need to be replaced at around 3 to 5 years. Quality does make a difference.

 Hook Timing: Information on replacing your rotary hook and/or setting your hook timing. 

 My embroidery machine wont turn: This is a very common error that you may get with an embroidery machine is when the main shaft does not rotate. follow the steps to diagnose and remedy this error.

 Needle stuck in rotary hook: Facebook video on jammed rotary hook. 

 Updating your floppy drive to a USB Drive. Some things you may need to know.

Emergency Parts Information 

 

Machine specific information:

 

 Happy:

 Happy Machine - Needle Bar Driver Roller Bearings: Some Happy Embroidery machines use a Needle Bar Driver and roller bearings instead of a Reciprocator. Here is some information on Needle bar drivers. 

 

 

Ricoma:

 Ricoma: My Main Axis is does not stop at 100 Degrees. This information also applys to most Chinese embroidery machines. 

SWF:

SWF Serial Number Decode - Here is how to determine the year model of your SWF Embroidery Machine from your serial number.

 

Toyota:

 Stitch count on a Toyota Embroidery Machine: How do you find out how many stitches on a Tajima Neo or Toyota Embroidery Machine? 

 

 

 

 

Shade tree embroidery machine mechanic. 

 

 

 

 

 Embroidering tips and discussion:

Tips and How-to information on how to use your embroidery machine.

  

Metallic thread problem:  Help: Sewing with Metallic thread can be a challenge. I have some successful customers that are willing to share how they make it work. 

Stitching on hard structured, buckram caps: We receive a lot of complaints and concerns about hard structured caps including The Infamous Richardson 112 and similar model caps. Here are few things that you can do that may help when embroidering these caps.

 

 Richardson 112

The Infamous Richardson 112

 

 

 

Library and Links: 

Links, PDFs, and other sources of knowledge.

 

Quick Links:  Here are some quick links to things you might need as you are running your embroidery business.

 

Needful Things: Reviews and information on some things that I have found help with your embroidery.

 


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Document Dump:

 

Suggested Training Supplies: These are tools supplies and materials that you may need to have on hand for training.

 

Emergency Repair Kits:

 

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Happy Embroidery Machine:

 

Happy Needle Bar Driver:


Some Happy Embroidery machines use a Needle Bar Driver and roller bearings instead of a Reciprocator. The needle bar Driver is shown in the diagram below as part number 18. The whole assembly is expensive and may not be available but you can order the roller bearings and the C-clamps.


If it has been awhile since you have had these changed it may be a good idea to replace them. When the roller bearings get brittle with age and wear out they may give the same symptoms as a broken reciprocator.

The upper face plate may also cause issues with the operation of the machine. Please review these parts as some others that may be needed.

 

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Oil and Grease for your Embroidery Machine:

 In the maintenance field the general rule is anytime metal rubs against metal you put a dab of grease on it. Machine maintenance will prolong the life of your machine and give you more sewing time. Embroidery machines do not last forever but a little preventive maintenance will keep your machine running and trouble free.

Be aware that there are many types of oil and grease on the market, and some may not be too healthy for you machine. Let's examine the maintenance schedule and I recommend to keep you machine oiled and lubricated.

 You should follow the recommendations of your distributor and/or manufacturer. They usually have information and directions in the users manual or on their website. With that information in mind with most companies there are 3 different oiling/lubrication schedules. This of course depends on how heavily you use your machine.

Under normal use where the machine is used consistently but not constantly most manufacturers recommend a Daily, Weekly, and Yearly. If you are running constantly, as in 1000s of shirts none stop all day you may want to use 4 hours, Bi-weekly, and Bi-annual.

 

 

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