SueD

Lenni's got new skates!  
 

Lenni's got new skates!  
 

2018 Freddie with 10’ standard table and L bobbin option. Includes Bliss track system, Quilt glide stitch mode, automatic quilt advance, Hartley base expander, laser light stylus, quick change hopping foot, single stitch option, simple disc thread tensioner, auto needle positioned, synchronous belt drive system, turbo bobbin winder, and self lubricating bushings. Machine has been used for personal use only, have quilted approximate 25-30 quilts and wall hangings. It is a fantastic machine, I am moving to a new state and am downsizing, only reason for selling. I replaced one toggle switch and have a spare to replace another. Included in price are the Texas Hold ‘em, pantographs, rulers, thread, extra needles and bobbins, and any other accessories I have for the machine. Buyer is responsible for tear down. I am not considering shipping at this time. Located in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Throat size: 26” x 10.5” Weight: 45 pounds Needle Speed: 0-3500 Hand-guided, not computerized. Price is $14,500

Doesn't look like the original poster is on this site much.  This may have been sold since it was part of an estate auction.  If you follow the link in the post, you can contact the auctioneer directly.  

Sue:  I checked the wheels on my Ult 2 yesterday.  The OEM wheels have an effective diameter about 3/16" larger than the Edgerider Gammill set.  I say "effective" because the profile of the wheel face is different, and depending what type rail they run on, they will sit higher or lower.  Since the change is for each set (machine, carriage), the total height might be as much as 3/8"  I think on your rails, it would be less than that.  On my rails, I think the difference was about 3/8", but I can't really remember, and can't tell from just looking at the wheels.
If you're willing to risk the cost of the Gammill Edgerider set, I think they will work on your set up.  In addition to the wheel set, you will need to replace the wheel mounting bolts.  The bolts that comes with the Gammill set are are metric, while the bolts on your Lenni are imperial (or at least they are on my Ult 2).  The hub of the Edgerider wheel is just over 1/4" thicker than the OEM wheel, so you'll need to buy 8 bolts each a quarter inch longer than the original. ( I don't remember if they are all the same length or not).  The bolts are standard 1/4 x 20 so most any hardware store should stock them.
The Edgerider wheels are two row bearing wheels with a significantly wider base which makes them much more stable and durable than the OEM wheels.  You will notice the difference when they are installed.  The precision of my quilting improved significantly when I put them on my Ult 2.  It also improved noticeably on my Gammill Classic when I installed a set on it. (having the two machines is how I became familiar with the Gammill designed set) 
I'm curious, so risking the purchase price of a set of aftermarket wheels wasn't a problem for me.  In fact, after I fitted my Gammill with Edgerider wheels, I replaced them with another brand of aftermarket wheels.  Not much difference, but both aftermarket sets were much better than OEMs.
Hope this helps.  Jim

Roni - it's best if you update the title of the thread to include the word "SOLD" so this is obvious to anyone searching in the forum. 

The EdgeRider website does list Gammill Classic as one of the models for the wheels.  It seems there is one wheel type for all "non-breeze track" Gammills.  They are $160/set - a bit cheaper than replacing the OEM wheels I have.
https://www.accomplishquilting.com/store/p485/Edge_Rider_Wheels.html
You are correct - the leveler bar and take-up roller are fixed on the frame and not adjustable.  Would those Gammill wheels change the height of the machine enough that this would be a problem?  
On the other hand, maybe I just need to work with what I have.  In a photography forum I've been on, they talk about having GAS - gear acquisition syndrome.  I'm sure I have GAS. So instead of working on the art (quilting, photography, etc.), I tend to focus on getting more tools, accessories, books, etc.  
Thanks again for your input, Jim!  Have a great weekend.
Sue

I don't know about that brand but there are Red Snapper side clamps that look like they are similar.  I've seen others use them but I don't have them.  I'm going the DIY way - I got some paint stir sticks (free) and some leftovers of the grippy kind of shelf liner.  The liner goes next to the fabric and then a stick on top and bottom.  I clamp the "sandwich" using my two existing clamps on each side.  Seems to work fine for me at no cost.  

I don't know about that brand but there are Red Snapper side clamps that look like they are similar.  I've seen others use them but I don't have them.  I'm going the DIY way - I got some paint stir sticks (free) and some leftovers of the grippy kind of shelf liner.  The liner goes next to the fabric and then a stick on top and bottom.  I clamp the "sandwich" using my two existing clamps on each side.  Seems to work fine for me at no cost.  

Just my opinion here so take it for what it's worth.  I don't quilt as a business and my quilting for others has been limited to handful of charity quilts.....
It would seem unlikely that someone looking at the low-skill-level quilt would be doing so in order to select a longarmer for their own project.  It's probably not on display as a sample reference of your work or a showpiece, but being used as a quilt. In my limited experience, people who don't do their own quilting don't notice flaws.  I haven't done many quilts, but I notice every bump and wobble and others just ooh and aah over how great it looks.  As with many artistic endeavors, we are our own worst critics.  Bottom line is it's your choice to accept or decline a customer.  I'm thinking it's more likely that you will get more bad references from the "fired" customer than potential lost customers noticing pleats/tucks in another customer's quilt.  

I know there isn't much activity on here with so many groups available on Facebook.  (Too bad because to me this is more user friendly than FB.)  However, I still check it regularly and find lots of useful information.  I also regularly report spam posts that are clearly not related to quilting or quilting machines.  That being said, where do we find the forum rules?  I agree this post isn't appropriate for a Forum.  It's general advertising for the manufacturer's website - not even a specific dealer.  
 

If you email or call APQS, they will tell you what you need and give you the pricing.  

SueD,
As I do not do FaceBook, thank you for the update.

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I have issues with top thread shredding when I have the quilt rolled too tight on the frame.  I think that might easily happen with minky on top and bottom.  Have you tried loosening it a bit?

CAn you update heading with SOLD? Thx. 

Thank you, SueD! I have no idea why that didn't occur to me, but I did cook in aluminum for several years...

Did you read the post above yours?

SueD is correct.  You didn't quilt her quilt, she rented your machine and did it herself and that is what she will tell her friends and family...she did it ALL.  This in no way reflects badly on you.  Quite the opposite, she will tell them how much you helped her.  For being in business of quilting for others, you need to take the bad tops with the good tops.  You start picking and choosing what tops you will quilt and what you won't you WILL get a very bad reputation!  
I do agree that quilt instructors need to properly teach finish techniques, which most do not.  I quilt for others and will 'fix' a wavy border on the first quilt. I do tell the owner the problems with the quilt and instruct on how to correct that in the future.  Should I get more quilts from this person with the same problems, then I charge more money and tell them why the cost went up. It doesn't take too many of the increase in fees for them to do their quilts properly!!   I have Never refused to quilt for a person because their quilt wasn't up to my person standards! 

Williams,
If you put your curser of the poster's name, you will see when they last visited.  Deb S who asked the question has not visited since December 2016, so I would not expect a response.  
Cagey

About 5 years old.  Haven’t really used it since I got my new Longarm with the M bobbin (Nov 2019) except to wind a few bobbins for my domestic machine.  I tested it out, runs very well.  You will see a huge difference in consistency between this unit and your Singer sidewinder.  Had a friend a few years ago who got rid of hers, and tried to use an aftermarket winder on her APQS Longarm, and she asked for my help with tension issues, I had to run home and get mine to prove to her it wasn’t the LA, but the winder she was using.  She went out and ordered a replacement from APQS.  Expensive lesson learned.

From what I see with a quilt like this, you need to determine what you want someone to see.  Do you want to emphasize the octagons formed by the 8 triangles coming to the center (5 1/2 of those across each row in what we see)?  Or the 4 pointed star shape from the octagons+4 triangles at N/S/E/W?  Or the large interlocking circles from the 4 pointed stars plus the lighter areas around them?  Or the large circles that just touch at the points with a star between them?  There are sooo many possibilities with this quilt.  
You can stitch in the ditch around whichever shape and then echo inside or outside that shape. If you use a dense filler in between those motifs, those areas will recede next to the echo quilting which will look puffier next to it.  
Print out all or part of your picture and draw on it with pencil.  Or lay it under a sheet protector and draw with dry erase marker.  
Sue
P.S.  Good luck.  This is so easy for me when it's someone else's quilt.  If this were mine, I'd be just as stuck as you are. 

100% cotton will be heaviest.  Poly and wool battings are both lighter weight.  
Check here for more info about battings:
https://www.hobbsbatting.com/resources/for-quilters/faqs/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lQYaFAMueAVUE0QUE4TUt2STA/view  Quilters Dream

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