Changing Needles
05-11-2010, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by wraez
This might be the website.
Don't know that this sounds too good to be true, I've heard that Allbrands.com is reputable.
http://www.allbrands.com/productsear...er_by=pricelow
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
Don't know that this sounds too good to be true, I've heard that Allbrands.com is reputable.
http://www.allbrands.com/productsear...er_by=pricelow
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
05-11-2010, 07:35 PM
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When your needle starts making a popping/punching sound, it has a burr on the end. If you don't change it, you will soon have a tangled mess :(
:cry:
Originally Posted by ReRe
How do you know when it is time to change the needle in your machine?
ReRe
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05-11-2010, 07:41 PM
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I'm using it now and I love it! unfortunately, I paid $50!!! for it! I saw it on line for this price, When I purchased it at the quilt shop, there wasn't a price tag on it. I threw it in with the other items I purchased. The cashier rang it up while I was talking to the owner. I didn't even hear the final cost of my merchandise As I gave her my CC. I went home and attached the light...THEN looked at my bill!!!! I couldn't' believe that I had paid that much for it!! Even though I love it, it isn't worth $50! Oh well, Shame on me! :( I pays to Pay attention to detail!
Has anyone used this light and then tried to remove it? Did it mess up the finish on your machine? Plastic? Metal? Painted?
RE:Changing Needles - I'd have to go with the rule about changing every 8 hours of sewing. The ONE PROJECT I'm working on now has at least . . . Hours and Hours of sewing in to just the piecing . . . 2 hours here - 6 hours there - 1 hour then - 3 hours later...you get the idea. I'm thinking about every 3rd bobbin would be 8 hours.
Another reminder (especially if using an OLDER machine) - remember to OIL it while using it frequently or after non-use. I believe the instructions on my Wonderful Singers say once a day with heavy use. I can hear the difference after I oil it.
Originally Posted by quiltinghere
Originally Posted by wraez
Wow, they also have the least expensive 'bendable light' that I've seen! Only $29.
http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp14023-0069.html
http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp14023-0069.html
RE:Changing Needles - I'd have to go with the rule about changing every 8 hours of sewing. The ONE PROJECT I'm working on now has at least . . . Hours and Hours of sewing in to just the piecing . . . 2 hours here - 6 hours there - 1 hour then - 3 hours later...you get the idea. I'm thinking about every 3rd bobbin would be 8 hours.
Another reminder (especially if using an OLDER machine) - remember to OIL it while using it frequently or after non-use. I believe the instructions on my Wonderful Singers say once a day with heavy use. I can hear the difference after I oil it.
05-11-2010, 08:34 PM
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mine machine makes a funky bumping noise also when it needs to be changed , usually after i finish a quilt but reading here i am going to check out the titaniun needles , thanks for letting us know about them
05-12-2010, 10:21 AM
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sewcrazygirl.... if you have friends who also use the same kind of needles, then you could split the bulk boxes. Or friends from a quilt group or guild?
That is what a couple of my friends and I are planning to do.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
That is what a couple of my friends and I are planning to do.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
05-12-2010, 10:24 AM
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quiltinghere... I have the bendable light and love it (I also use it to tweeze my eyebrows etc in front of my magnifying mirror but the light stays attached to the machine).
So far there has been no reason to remove it from my machine, so I don't know how difficult it would be to remove. Maybe use some kind of oil around the edges to get to release?
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
So far there has been no reason to remove it from my machine, so I don't know how difficult it would be to remove. Maybe use some kind of oil around the edges to get to release?
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
05-12-2010, 03:57 PM
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I change after every project. I remember a few years bragging about how long my needles would last me & then wonder why I had so many problems with my seams. Now it is change the needle & clean the bobbin, machine runs so much better.
05-12-2010, 06:35 PM
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I change it when I notice a dif sound and I clean the machine at the same time.
Originally Posted by Alisapao730
When your needle starts making a popping/punching sound, it has a burr on the end. If you don't change it, you will soon have a tangled mess :(
:cry:
Originally Posted by ReRe
How do you know when it is time to change the needle in your machine?
ReRe
ReRe
05-12-2010, 08:25 PM
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I too use the titanium needles and love them! I change mine when I seem to notice a different sound coming from my Machine. Although it is suggested to change the needle after every project...but I find some project are not that big so I go on sound.
I just recently was sewing on a button and the :evil: button hole wasn't right. My titanium needle when right through the button didn't break the needle, matter of fact it is still in the button. Any other needle would have broken the minute it hit the button.
I just recently was sewing on a button and the :evil: button hole wasn't right. My titanium needle when right through the button didn't break the needle, matter of fact it is still in the button. Any other needle would have broken the minute it hit the button.
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