JoleneK Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I always float my tops - with that said I think it would be easier to load a quilt if the third roller bar (the one the top is usually pinned to) is removed. Does anyone know of any reason why I should keep this bar on? Just want to get some feedback before I go through with removing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 There have been discussion on this before. I would love to remove mine too....I think I have just started floating my tops, but don\'t know if I always will. You can remove that bar, but you will need to do something with your break, like put a "fake" bar in the top notch of the break where the top bar was. I think you can use a heavy PVC pipe or a piece of "real" pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judysmith Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Yes, I\'ve removed the bar. I also float my tops, so the bar is not necessary. I like to sit on a stool for lots of my stitching and the bar just gets in the way. I\'ve just wrapped the bar in plastic and have it stored under the table. I\'m sure at some stage I\'ll try some technique that you need the top bar for. Regards, Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi Jolene On a Milli you need something in place of the roller to hold the tension bar block. APQS have a device called a Texas Hold\'em. Give them a ring on Monday - I don\'t know the cost. Best wishes Sue in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksomeit Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Our LQS has a mini bar that APQS made for them called the (I think) The Texas Hold\'um, It is about 6\' - 8" long and goes in the gears. Connie, from Quilt Country in Lewisville has it on her machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 I have one. LOVE it. This little darlin\' (with the funny name) makes my life so much easier! Ok, not my whole life - but at least my quilting life is easier! It wasn\'t expensive - it was easy to install and the only thing I could have wished for is that APQS would have introduced it sooner. Here\'s what it looks like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Oh bummer. The picture didn\'t work......I\'ll try one more time Ok....here\'s goes nothing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Where?? How much is not too much?? I don\'t find it on their supply page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 And nothing is just what we got. Double bummer. Sorry. I got an error message that says this: MySQL has encountered an unknown error. To find out the exact problem, please set the DEBUG flag to true in config.php. Being as I have no idea what it means to set the debug flag to true, I\'ll just try to post the picture of my Texas Hold\'em bar sometime later when the server is a little less picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovismom Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Gayle\'s husband made me a short black metal bar that matches the other bar. I think he sells them but i will call her tonight and ask her to post if he does. Just remember that you can not pull your machine all the way forward . Raquel Birch APQS Sales Representative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 For me, "not too much" was $50 (that was several months ago, tho, and the price may have changed since then) I would have paid almost anything - ok, not really ANYTHING, but anything reasonable to be able to remove that top bar. It did take a little getting used to - like how to pin the back on without flipping the canvas over that #2 bar and recognizing where the end of the quilting space is.....but once you\'ve got those two things down, no worries. I don\'t think it\'s listed on the supply page. I didn\'t know what it was called at the time, so I just described it to the gal at the order desk......"you know, the little short bar thingy that replaces the #2 bar.......? Technical, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Oh - and the "where" is APQS. I ordered it from them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Ok...it\'s a new day....lets see if I can get this pic of the "Texas Hold\'em" bar to post. Here goes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Ok...sorry again. I am getting the same error message this morning. I give up....my apologies for so many blank postings......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Thanks for the info, I will order a Hold\'em Bar. Its to bad I hadn\'t asked this question sooner, I have an order I\'m waiting for from APQS now, I could\'ve order everyhing at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Sherri...download it to your webshots we can see it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Now that\'s a good idea, Bonnie! Don\'t know why I didn\'t think of that........ If anyone is interested, I\'ve just uploaded a picture of the Texas Hold\'em bar to my webshots page.....the link is listed below my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksong Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Hi everyone...Gayle here. There was some discussion about this awhile back. I wanted my third roller bar removed so my DH made me one. I will ask him what he would charge...but they are heavy so I\'m not sure about shipping. I\'ll ask him, then check on shipping and get back to ya. See the previous chat link below. http://www.apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=8305#pid71149 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Sherri, Your quilt studio looks sooo....romantic Is that just for photography purposes, or do you light candles and play soft music too?? I\'m call APQS about this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 The Texas Hold \'Em Bar is $49.95, plus shipping, $5.00 handling, and any applicable sales tax, per Linda at APQS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Romantic? My Studio? Ha! That picture just proves how low lights can hide a mess. When all the lights are on it looks like the tazmanian devil blew through! I\'m afraid to light candles down there - am smart enough to know that I\'d forget to blow them out. And soft music....uh....nope. Not here. Music, yes. Just not the soft kind. Oh, Mary Beth.....you might check with Janet or Mary at Country Lane Quilting in Lee\'s Summit....They\'re also APQS dealers and they might have one of those bars in stock and could bring it to the Mo-Kan meeting and save you shipping...... Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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