Grammie Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I just noticed a sound and found the needle is hitting the bobbin in the stitching process. I have burrs on the bobbin. I did change needle and bobbin and it did it again. Is this timing? It just so happens the Honey is home but not here. Is this a simple fix. Please tell me it is. Quilt loaded and incomplete. Thanks a million. I Did leave a message with customer support. Still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LA Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Tammie, I have had this happen when a bobbin case decides to go bad. I now replace them every year. Do you have a spare? Be sure to change the needle if you have not done so already, & clean up inside the needle shaft area to eliminate any debris that may cause the needle from being positioned properly. If these things do not work, then yes, please check your timing with the directions in your manual. Let us know how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Tammie, I have had this happen on my Ultimate I. It was probably just a timing issue. But I had a quilt on the machine and a deadline so I just kept plowing thru. Instead of researching it, I just kept going, replacing 11 (yes eleven - :mad: hardhead) needles in the process. I could hear the 'pops' as the needle burrs entered the fabric. Maybe if I had stopped, checked the timing and retimed I would not have had to replace my hook. It kept stitching so I kept going.... It isn't something as simple as the bobbin finger (underside of needle plate) being loose and allowing the bobbin case to slip, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Tammie, I also have had this happen, and I just let it go until one day I was looking at the bobbins and realized that I had three (all with burrs) that were just a smig wider than the rest of my bobbins....They were bobbins that I got from Kingsmen and there were 3 out of the package that were just wider. I first noticed that the three didn't sit on my bobbin winder...their hole was a bit larger, but I crammed a toothpick in there and they wound just find....should have stopped there, but DUH. It wasn't a timing issue with me...just to wide of bobbins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosgrant Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 hi bonnie i just bought an APQS Milli, I have to go and pick it up and am wondering how easy it comes apart, and will it fit in my pick-up. I know the bars are 14 ft long, but what about the table part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'm not Bonnie, but I have a Millie with a 14' table and we had to take a trailer to haul it back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Hi this is Bonnie and I don't have a Millie, but if its anything like what I have....you will need a trailer to haul it in...My table is 12 foot long and I couldn't get it into a regular pickup...when I moved my studio, I had to rent a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 crosgrant, I have an Ultimate I with a 14 foot table. The freight company shipped it from Oklahoma to San Diego then got wierd with me so I decided to pick it up. I live about 25 miles away from the frieght company. I drive a full size Silverado pickup truck. We took the table and rollers out of the crate they were shipped in, roped them into the back of the truck, machine head in the back seat and c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y drove home. "Will it fit in a pickup?", yes. Would I do it again? NO. I would rent a trailer. After you spend all that $$ on a machine, I would not recommend cheaping out on the ride home. Tammie, Did you get your bobbin problem fixed? What did it turn out to be?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 We took a trailer with us to put the table and rails on and hauled the head in the back of the truck (with camper shell). Drove to Des Moines to pick it up from Kansas City. I recommend a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 If you haven't already gotten the trailer...do so...in some states if you are over length with stuff hanging out of your bed and don't have the proper flags and such...its a huge no no and even a bigger fine. Not worth the worry or hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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