EPS software

[Mama Kass]

So, Juli, does your experience with the rotor mean you're not going to use the spray anymore? I've been using it for large designs that require more than one one hooping and doing WD40 washes. I hate to hear that this is not a good idea.

I used to use the diagonal no-show mesh, but since it shrinks a bit when ironed and most of our work covers a large area, I quit using it. I seem to remember seeing a post that they are not going to make the diagonal mesh any longer. I have several rolls in several sizes, both fusible and regular. If there is interest, I'm willing to sell what I have. Instead I have been using the Supersoft tearaway that ABS sells with a light spray of 505 and I love it. The Supersoft has longer, softer fibers than regular tearaway so it hoops very easily and offers more support than regular tearaway. It may be a downside for some applications that it also tends to leave more little fuzzy bits on the back and is a bit harder to tear.

[Juli in Kona]

I have virtually stopped using the spray adhesive, but I still have it. I don't do many big design so really don't need it. If you are OK with doing the WD-40 wash, and need to use the spray for your applications, then it is perfectly all right to use it. It will get behind the rotary, but that didn't seem to matter. I just mentioned it because I had thought that I had gotten all of it out and years later it was still there.

Who is ABS? I don't have any super soft tear-away and should probably have some on hand.

Juli in Kona

[Mama Kass]

Oops, that's AES for American Embroidery Supply.

When you said "rotor" I was picturing some kind of ruination of the motor. Cleaning behind the rotary hook I can handle. Yeah!

We've hi-jacked your original thread, but what Herb said is very true. There are tons of ideas in various past posts for controlling everything from puckering to stabilizing columns. It would be well worth your time to spend a few hours using the search on this site to explore various topics.