Been using wrong needles in my longarm
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Been using wrong needles in my longarm
For all you longarmers out there: I didn't don't there was a difference in needles. So inadvertently got some wrong ones. The scarf is flat on the front of the needle. They are embroidery needles. Who knew?
When I bought the LA the sales person said to always use the same brand of needles. Groz-Beckert. So I had a bunch of them from a previous LA. At one point I started using a pack of them. Everything was fine. Stitching was great. Tension was good.
It wasn't until I ran out and ordered some more that I found a problem. The new ones wouldn't stitch. So with a long discussion and many emailed pics the problem was determined. Now the timing is because of using the wrong needles.
I watched a video that made retiming appear simple. Perhaps for someone with better eyesight. I tried and failed.
Hopefully my DH will have a better time of it when he finally gets around to looking at it.
So make sure you're using the correct needles.
When I bought the LA the sales person said to always use the same brand of needles. Groz-Beckert. So I had a bunch of them from a previous LA. At one point I started using a pack of them. Everything was fine. Stitching was great. Tension was good.
It wasn't until I ran out and ordered some more that I found a problem. The new ones wouldn't stitch. So with a long discussion and many emailed pics the problem was determined. Now the timing is because of using the wrong needles.
I watched a video that made retiming appear simple. Perhaps for someone with better eyesight. I tried and failed.
Hopefully my DH will have a better time of it when he finally gets around to looking at it.
So make sure you're using the correct needles.
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Ouch!
I barely escaped the same fate! I traded my original long arm in for a different brand. I had stocked up on needles for the first one. Fortunately, my dealer handled both brands of machine and mentioned that the needles were not compatible. They traded my unopened packages for the correct ones. I probably would not have even thought that they were different if he had not mentioned it, both are Groz-Beckert.
I barely escaped the same fate! I traded my original long arm in for a different brand. I had stocked up on needles for the first one. Fortunately, my dealer handled both brands of machine and mentioned that the needles were not compatible. They traded my unopened packages for the correct ones. I probably would not have even thought that they were different if he had not mentioned it, both are Groz-Beckert.
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I always made sure to match all the correct numbers on my needles. I use many different types of threads so buy many different sizes but always Groz-Beckert and always MR style.
Superior has taken the guess work out of it.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...rt-mr-needles/
Superior has taken the guess work out of it.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...rt-mr-needles/
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I always made sure to match all the correct numbers on my needles. I use many different types of threads so buy many different sizes but always Groz-Beckert and always MR style.
Superior has taken the guess work out of it.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...rt-mr-needles/
Superior has taken the guess work out of it.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...rt-mr-needles/
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