XTS Needle #1 Snags

[tjSTUDIO]

At higher speeds (1350 and above), the thread ONLY ON NEEDLE #1 snags the tension bar that runs horizontally across all the thread tracks. The culprit seems to be the red stopper at the right end of the tension bar (not sure if #16 does it too, but posting this got me thinking). I have put a small piece of chipboard between the tension bar and the plate where the thread is threaded so that the thread cannot jump off the end of the tension bar.

I also have issues when running full speed that the #1 needle thread snags against the #2 needle thread and have dropped the speed to 1350 which seems to solve the snagging but not my production runtime...

Any ideas?

[tjSTUDIO]

More specifically, the thread runs off the right end of the bar skipping over the red stopper and that causes false bobbin breaks because the thread gets wedged in the space between the red stopper and the tension bar or wraps completely around the red stopper or falls completely off the bar to the right.

[Rod or Sharon]

Space? There should be no space at all between the red bracket and the tension tube. Can you take some good pictures of this area and send them to me? This is something that I have not seen before.

Slowed it down to 1350? All testing of the machines revolved around 1200spm. The old saying of "Just because you have a fast car that will go 250mph, doesn't mean you are always going to drive it that way."

True, the machine does regulate speeds in certain areas on most designs, but I believe for the most part "production time" will actually suffer when trying to apply the max speed that the machine will run. When you take into account the extra thread breaks, fraying and additional lubrication necessary because of the high speed, then you haven't saved any time at all. Kind of like the old story of the "Turdle and the Hare"....

Unless it is a very well digitized design and every thing else is set up just exactly right, meaning...hooping, type of material, backings, machine settings, presserfoot height, needle orientation and needle condition, good thread, proper lubrication techniques that "do not" wait for the timers to tell you that it is needed......and the list goes on, running the machine at maximum speed is just not worth the bother most of the time....rarely do we run our machines above 1200 and most of the time they run at the 1000 to 1150 range....seems to keep them happy and us too...

But, pictures would be nice. If possible, send them to...

[email protected].

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

[tjSTUDIO]

Gotcha about the speed - seems this design is happiest around 1250 to 1300 and breaks & frays are almost zero there.

I'll take some pictures when the run is done.

Thanks for your comments - I heard you loud and clear (my wife drives a Mustang... LOL).

[gcannon]

Yeah, Rod, I totally agree with you. My boss drives a Porshce, and he comes up from time to time, and just loves to speed the machines up- embroidery seems to be like printing money to him. I always slow them down before he leaves and explain to him the things you just explained above, using the Porshe at red-line as a metaphor- works like a charm.

[tjSTUDIO]

Sending you pictures, Rod. Thanks.

[tjSTUDIO]

Rod, Sent you pictures of the right hand tension rod area. Let me know if you need me to resend them again. Thanks in advance for your help and expertise.

[tjSTUDIO]

Sent pics to your email address: [email protected]