Slimline Hoops

[K.coll]

Does anyone who uses slimline hoops have a problem with the chasis rubbing on the cylindrical arm. I have tried adjusting the screws on the chasis but once I clamp an item in the window it pulls it down and rubs.

[levelbest]

Try bending the hoop arms up ever so slightly. After years of use, they tend to droop.

[Shuffletown Embroidery]

That must have been what happened to me.
Maybe I should try holdiing my arms up higher.

[Jenny]

When I first got mine my daughter-in-law and I used it several times before my husband discovered that it was rubbing and cut into the metal arm as it was sewing...I didn't know it was doing this but it did...he was able to adjust the slim line so it doesn't touch the arm when it's sewing but I don't use it much since I really messed up the grabber bar and bent the slim line when I forgot to close the darn thing one day and when I turned on the machine the next time it caught the grabber arm as it moved into position...lesson learned and we are so careful now when we have to use it...he was also able to sand down the arm and smooth it out with very fine sandpaper...that was back in 2007 when I did this...just needs a little adjusting I am sure...
until next time...

Jenny
Westbrook Wonders

[GF]

Sometimes I've noticed that the Slim Line will collide with the cylinder head when it sews at the 6 o'clock area due to flagging or heavy garment. To avoid this, either use the table accessory Melco sells, raise the hoop using the adjustment screw on the red part, bend the hoop arms up a little, or babysit the garment while it's sewing to avoid it from dropping below the cylindrical head or bobbin area. Usually, when I experience rubbing on the cylindrical arm, an adjustment works. If the hoop is hitting the cylindrical head where the bobbin is, it's flagging too much.