BobbieJones Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Whatever you do, don't let your thread get sucked up into the fly wheel. Ask me how I know? Can you tell I've had a miserable morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Been there, done that. Fortunately I caught it quickly and didn't have too much of a mess to deal with. I have a cover over my fly wheel now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbieJones Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I hate to admit it but I do have a cover. I took it off a while ago because it was loose. Guess what - It's back on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 It's not just the flywheel hole that sucks up the thread, ladies! The takeup lever hole is also vulnerable. I was stitching a week or so ago - demonstrating to a friend, of course! - and the rainbow thread I was playing with broke (my fault, not the thread's) and got sucked into that slot. So watch that one, too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi Bobbie, I had that happen while doing a pantograph with Rainbow thread! It was awful! I have since purchased a Flywheel cover from APQS for my machine. The only thing I don't like about the cover is it's more or less permanent. It has this sticky foam to attach it to the machine and if I want it off I have to pry it loose. Then press it back on. I also had it off center just a bit one day and it was rubbing on the flywheel and turning the edges of it black---I didn't realize this was happening until some black rubbed off on my finger when I was threading the machine and had rested my left hand on the left side of the machine. On my Ultimate II the flywheel is exposed on both sides of the machine. What a mess...now I have the cover centered perfectly I think..... Anyway, it was quite a mess when the thread sucked into the flywheel and wound around things inside. I was concentrating so hard on the laser I didn't notice the Rainbow thread had broke---I don't know what kind of cover you are looking for, but do get one. It will ease your mind, and certainly avoid any damage to your machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 The flywheel cover can certainly be a blessing! Just a quick note...if your fly wheel cover is of the "adhesive" type, the next time you pry it off, use two small sticky "Velcro" strips in place of the adhesive strips. Then you can get it off when you want to, and reposition it as needed. Of course, press it firmly in place so it holds as you quilt. And just so you all feel better, I'll tell a story on the APQS gang from a few years ago... We were working in the APQS booth at Paducah when one of the machine's needles moved more and more slowly into the "up" or "down" mode. The guys were adjusting lots of circuit board screws until one of us finally piped up and said, "It really sounds like it's not the motor, but that thread is wrapped in the fly wheel." Yep, probably a cone's worth over the course of the trade show. That's probably when the fly wheel cover gained instant popularity! So it happens to all of us at some time or another:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbieJones Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Dawn: Thanks for the velcro idea. I put mine back on with double stick tape but as soon as it starts to let loose I will go with velcro. I feel like I picked a whole cone full of thread out today - about 3 1/2 hours worth. UGH!! bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annkathryn Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 If you have access to a drill, and or drill press. Put 2 holes in the cover, and then 2 holes in the machine head, and screw them together. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hi Bobbie. call me and get a flywheel cover. Thread sucked in in no fun. Been there and done that a couple of times. 435-229-2703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbieJones Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks Myrna. I have a cover but it was loose one day so I took it off and hadn't bothered to put it back on. Stupid me. It's on there now. bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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