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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Missing Part   
    This is the on board bobbin winder. Flip the lever on the black box down and it will shut off.
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Mag collar   
    Mag collar is how the machine knows to stop at the correct needle up or down position.  If it is not properly adjusted you will have problems pulling up the bobbin thread. 
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in I have an Ult 2, and might want to have an Intilliquilter installed   
    Jim I think it is not that you cannot fit an IQ to a vertical wheel machine but they don’t have a kit for an APQS machine with vertical wheels.  Seems to me your Gammill has vertical wheels and I bet there is a kit for it.  I’m sure with your skills you could make the brackets if you spent enough time looking at some other installations.  
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in I have an Ult 2, and might want to have an Intilliquilter installed   
    Jim,  Patty Butcher https://www.katydids.net/index.html is both an APQS and Intelliquilter dealer.  Other than Myrna Ficken we hardly see any dealers on this site anymore.  Actually all the forums I belong to seem to be dying out.  I don’t do Facebook but I hear those groups are still very strong.
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Bobbin thread won't pull up!   
    The number one reason is the needle is in backwards.  Two would be you hit a bad seam or your ruler and the timing is off.  Third I would check the hook doesn’t have any fore and aft play, to check this take out the bobbin case put your first two fingers behind the hook and your thumb on the centre post and pull and push.  There should be no play if there is you loosen the Allen screw on the collar pull the hook forward, push the collar back and tighten the screw.  
    Please let us know how you make out as it may help the next person. 
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in plastic snap things that hold the fabric on the machine to be quilted, what are they called?   
    https://www.whirlsnswirlsquilting.ca/collections/machine-accessories In Whitby, Ontario has Red Snappers if that is what you are looking for. 
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in 2018 Lenni require a hopping.....   
    If the side of you foot has a similar profile to this one you will be fine.  You will need an extended base if you don’t already have one.  https://shop.apqs.com/products/product-2459-18-true-1-4-inch-platform-ruler-foot-george-machines.asp 
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in UPS for Millie   
    This thread from about six years ago will give you a starting point. Pay attention to the info Cagey got from APQS and their suggestions. https://forum.apqs.com/topic/41689-surge-protectors/#comment-542223. I don’t know if the factory has an up to date list of recommended units.  
     
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    RunningThreads reacted to Cagey in 2006 Millennium   
    Sylvia
    Is the circuit board no longer being made or is it just out of stock for awhile until it can be manufactured again?
    While the machine head is close to 20-years old, it is disappointing that APQS does not have a replacement board or a facility that can accept the circuit board and repair it for quilters.  It is sad to see a high quality machine to be made obsolete because of an old electrical part.  If you are or were the original owner, it makes you wonder how APQS is going to stand behind the lifetime warranty.
    Finally, contact a local automobile repair facility and find out where they send their older model circuit boards for repair.  Then contact that facility to see if they would be willing to take a look at your circuit board.  I had to have an older model car circuit board repaired and it cost $250 to have it repaired.
    Best of luck getting your machine up and running soon.
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from janine.sakowsky@gmail.com in plastic snap things that hold the fabric on the machine to be quilted, what are they called?   
    https://www.whirlsnswirlsquilting.ca/collections/machine-accessories In Whitby, Ontario has Red Snappers if that is what you are looking for. 
     
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    RunningThreads reacted to KimT in 2008 Millenium for sale 8500.00   
    You might want to double check about having the Bliss system... it doesn't look like you do.  
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from SueD in For sale 2009 A1 Elite Quilting Machine-dream package   
    Also on June 2, 2020 posted machine sold. 
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    RunningThreads reacted to SueD in Thread drag coming off spool   
    I'm all about doing it on the cheap.  I made long side clamps instead of buying the red snapper ones.  I got some free paint stir sticks (2 for each side) and stapled some rubbery shelf liner on them.  (The sticks are like the outside covers of a book and the liner is the binding and inside covers.) I fold it in half and sandwich the quilt between the liner and sticks and clamp it on with the machine clamps.  I have more even side tension that way rather than just where the clamps normally would go on the fabric.  
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    RunningThreads reacted to SueD in For sale 2009 A1 Elite Quilting Machine-dream package   
    Unlikely.  The original seller hasn't been on the forum since June 2020.  (You can see this by clicking on their name.)
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in UPS systems   
    This topic comes up from time to time.  Here is a good thread on the subject.  Cagey’s info from APQS is quite helpful.  
    https://forum.apqs.com/topic/41689-surge-protectors/#comment-542223
    Nigel
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    RunningThreads reacted to srichardson in thread cutter   
    Have you tried this?
    https://www.apqs.com/wont-lower-thread-cutter-cut/
    I hope that it will solve the problem.
     
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Bobbin shutter case   
    Try one drop of sewing machine oil in the bottom of the hook right where the hook and race meet.  That should quiet the noise down when you are warming the machine up before you insert the bobbin case each day.  There is no adjustment.  
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from Gail O in Machine locked up making noise won’t move   
    Ok that is probably timing especially if it the first time you have done it.  The first time I timed my machine I had to do it a few times before I got it correct.  Now I could time a machine in five minutes.  I find the biggest problem with the instructions is when they say the needle should kiss the hook.  Are we kissing an old aunt or a lover?  The answer is somewhere in between.  Sorry not much help. 
     
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Machine locked up making noise won’t move   
    Give the thread cutter mechanism a push with your finger and see if it will finish its stroke.
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    RunningThreads got a reaction from dbams in Machine locked up making noise won’t move   
    Ok that is probably timing especially if it the first time you have done it.  The first time I timed my machine I had to do it a few times before I got it correct.  Now I could time a machine in five minutes.  I find the biggest problem with the instructions is when they say the needle should kiss the hook.  Are we kissing an old aunt or a lover?  The answer is somewhere in between.  Sorry not much help. 
     
    Nigel
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    RunningThreads reacted to dbams in Machine locked up making noise won’t move   
    Have you made sure you removed all the broken needle pieces?  Will the machine move without a needle in it?
     
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