Viking mega quilter issues
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Viking mega quilter issues
I recently purchased a used viking mega quilter (it is like new) with inspira frame and cruise control. I am having all kinds of problems with the thread. I have changed the bobbin, adjusted the tension on top and bottom, changed the thread, re-threaded numerous times, changed the needle, readjusted the frame, everything i can think of. I will sew for 5-10 inches and the thread breaks. Sometimes it skips stitches, sometimes the stitches are large, sometimes they are small. I don't understand! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Which mega quilterdo you have? Just to make it confusing, the Viking with the 9" harp is called a mega quilter and the 8 X 18 long arm is also called the mega quilter. It will help with troubleshooting. To start, I would get the manual out and make sure that you are threading everything correctly. Which thread breaks? The top or the bobbin?
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check that the machine is loaded correctly and you don't have it too taut. I also suggest looking into yahoo group for the megaquilter. I found it very helpful when I had that set up.
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/P...ndQuilter/info
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/P...ndQuilter/info
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Have you watched the Jamie Wallen video on how to set tension? This works for all machines on a frame:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...m+tension&sm=1
What thread are you using? What size needle? Typically a size 16 or 18 needle works best for frame quilting.
By cruise control, do you mean you have a stitch regulator? A stitch regulator works on making sure each stitch is the same length no matter how fast or slow you go, whereas I think a cruise control simply keeps the speed the same; regulation of stitch length is up to you.
The rule-of-thumb for the quilt is to be able to grab a finger that is pushed up from underneath. If you can't do that, the quilt is rolled too tightly.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...m+tension&sm=1
What thread are you using? What size needle? Typically a size 16 or 18 needle works best for frame quilting.
By cruise control, do you mean you have a stitch regulator? A stitch regulator works on making sure each stitch is the same length no matter how fast or slow you go, whereas I think a cruise control simply keeps the speed the same; regulation of stitch length is up to you.
The rule-of-thumb for the quilt is to be able to grab a finger that is pushed up from underneath. If you can't do that, the quilt is rolled too tightly.
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I think 30wt is a pretty thick thread for a size 16 needle. On my midarm setup I typically use a size 18 needle with 40wt thread (Glide thread -- never shreds or breaks on me, unlike others I have tried).
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