Issue link: https://docs.hic.us/i/403552
The Needle Crashes Into The Hoop On The First Run. This is a totally preventable problem. It starts by ensuring the correct hoop is chosen. Measure the design carefully, in all directions, in relationship to the center point. Then ensure that the chosen hoop is large enough to accommodate the design. It's important to visualize the wider/taller points of the design in relationship to the parameters of the hoop. A design that is three inches tall by four inches wide should fit in a six inch wide circular hoop without a problem, right? The real question is which point of the design is four inches wide? If it's in the center of the design, then of course a six inch wide circular hoop will work just fine. However, if the four inch wide portion is near the top or the bottom of the design, then it may not fit in the six inch wide circular hoop afterall, since it is only six inches wide at the center, not the top or bottom. So proper measuring is critical. (And don't forget to account for the pressor foot.) You Crash The Needle Into The Hoop Halfway Through The Order. Normally you would expect to crash the hoop on the first run of a new order, if there is going to be a crash at all. But sometimes you encounter the crash after several successful runs. Why is this? Occasionally you will have a design that doesn't end exactly in the center. As a result, each new run is starting a little bit further from center. Over several runs, the shift will bring the needle and pressor foot closer to the hoop, eventually crashing into it. To prevent this from happening, ensure that each design begins and ends in the center. Also, it pays to do some measuring to ensure that each new run is starting in the middle of the hoop. Old design disks aren't accessible. Have you ever gone back to an on old disk that hasn't been used in a while, maybe a year or two, and found that the designs are corrupted or inaccessible? Unfortunately, floppy disks were not intended for permanent data storage. Over time the stored information can become contaminated or lost. Invest in a better storage medium such as an external hard drive or use cloud storage to backup valuable information and designs. Oil Stains Develop On Some Garments. Everyone knows how important it is to lubricate your machines properly. But all too often, oil gets onto the garments. As a general rule, machine oil can be difficult to remove. No matter what you use, it never seems to go completely away. Instead, it just changes color. Try to schedule your oiling such that it's done before a run of dark colored garments. Never run white garments immediately after oiling. Depending upon the recommended lubrication schedule, it might be possible to do the oiling at the end of the day, so that the oil has time to drain down out of the head overnight. If so, be sure to wipe down the machine before starting the next days work. Also try to start with dark garments. A Mysterious Color Change Occurs At The Beginning Of The Design, And Throws Off The Entire Color Sequence By One. If you don't catch www.hsi.us care@hsi.us 161