hoop information

[janelle]

Hi

I have just recently purchased an Amaya and joined the group. I have enjoyed reading all the post and learning about the Amaya.

My question has to do with setting up custom hoop sizes. I have been unable to find out the margin needed between the hoop and the needle for stitching. I noticed that on the hoops already listed there is about 1/2" between the stitching area the side of the hoop. Can we decrease that margin to 1/4" between stitching area and the side of the hoop?

[Juli in Kona]

I am kind of a newbie here myself and am still struggling along with my Speed Demon. But I am the kind of person that likes to push the limits so was interested in your post about the margins needed between the needle and hoop.

INHO and remember I am new here, I think you could get away with 1/4" on the bottom (nearest you) and the left side. The top and right side have to deal with the presserfoot sticking out. So 1/4" would be way to little.

And if you figure out how to offset the center a little, let us know because I'd like to do that myself. I set up for a custom hoop I had make for me by FastFrames. The whole time I felt like I had two left feet. I fumbled and fumbled, tried this and tried that because nothing seemed logical to me. I did get something that was satisfactory, but it was strictly trial and error on my part.

Good luck - Juli in Kona

[Steve]

It isn't a good idea to push it to the limit with hooping. Give yourself about 1" all the way around to be safe. If the needle bar hits the hoop, you can do about $2000 in damage and Melco will not cover that under warrenty. DesignShop has a 'show hoop' feature which will show you which hoop is safe to use.

[signman]

Steve is right, if you go past the hoop limit and cause damage...your warranty is void and you won't believe how much$$ in damage it can cause.
The 'line' shows you how close to the hoop you can get. Any closer and on one side and the back, the pressor foot will really start thumping-a very expensive sound. Plus, with some frames, your bottom hoop will ride up on the needle plate, pushing the hoop and material up, moving and possibly breaking off a needle-further damage. You have only two choices...convince the customer that embroidered images show up far better than screen printed so they can be smaller-or go to the next hoop size up. Don't even consider pushing the limit on the hoop...the amount of aggrevation and damage just isn't worth it compared to using up more backing material.