Sheri Butler Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yea! For the first time ever, I needed to time my machine. Wow. Went fast, was easy, and now she's purrring and humming a sweat tune just for me again! Im so proud of myself! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yay!!! Now what happened that you needed to time it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Way to go!! Timing is intimidating until you do it--then you are a pro. It is scary--but easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Good for you! So, did this also eliminate that jumping needle syndrome, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Sheri! You are awesome!!! You know my DH has had to time mine a "few" times and wants to teach me to do it but I am soooo unmechanical. I can't even get thread out of my wheels.:cool: Woohoo for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 It's not as scary as it sounds, now is it?? You go girl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yeh for you. But I too want to know what happened that you had to retime the machine. What signs did you have that timing would help your problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 I am so glad you got it right. Now when I need help I know just who to call!!!!:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 OK. Below is why I re-timed my machine. NOW....After reading Dawn Cavanaughs arcticle on the Groz Beckert needles....guess which needles superior threads sent me? YOU guessed it! However, on one of the pkg's it has a sticker placed on the outside stating MR 3.5. But, the pkg itself looks like the pic of the pkg dawn said NOT to use. I'm so confused. Do I throw them away? GRRRRRRRRRRRRr. Shana, yes, that needle was jumping up and down when I went to single Needle Up, then Needle Down. In the Down position it would do quick little writhels up and down about 1/8 of an inch is all it went up/down. So, I took off my bobbin, peeked at my needle to see if I could see the whole eye once the needle was in the down position, and wouldn't ya know it, NOPE! I only saw HALF of the needles eye! I also loosened the bolt on the back encoder wheel plate and pushed the encoder (with the black wheel) closer to my edgerider wheels so it made good contact, and WA-LA! I did have a couple times this week where my stitches would take a quick "jump", then stitch back normal again. All the time in SR mode. My "Betty" is a happy girl now, and so is her Best Friend Sheri! Jewels, seriously,.... you need to watch your DH. It's easy peasy girlfriend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Ok. I stitched a while this eve. and I've had NO problems what so ever. I'll keep you all posted when I get back from work tomorrow.....we'll see then if i'm having any additional SR problems, but i'm not anticipating any. So far....So GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Sheri, Great job on re-timing your machine! Just to put you at ease, if you actually re-time your machine to the different needle, you should be okay. You're changing the needle bar depth and hook rotation to match that particular needle. However, if Janey Doe just went and bought a random package of GB needles that were not MRs and put them into her APQS machine without re-timing it, it may or may not work well, depending on the machine's original timing to the MR needle. Hope that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 BLESS YOU DAWN! You HAVE put me at ease! BIG quilted Hugs to you my dear!!!!! What would we do without you? HUH??????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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