ayelyons Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hello Everyone, I am a first time poster, but not a newbie on the Longarm. I have had a Millenium for a number of years, but a full-time teaching job has taken up most of my quilting time. I have recently been able to get back into quilting and have dusted off my longarm. In the past, I have had many issues with "bad" wheels: little "divots" which prevented me from creating smooth lines and accurate backtracks. I've replaced the wheels twice and still have the same issue. So, I have just received Edge Rider Wheels and am anxious to try them out. But before I put them on my machine, I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with these wheels and could give me their input. Thanks in advance! Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I had them for about 2 years before I went to the M&M wheels. I liked them and I think they work much better than the original ones that came on the machine but the real change is the M&M wheels. The edgeriders are very smooth but still need cleaning and you can feel when the carbon builds up on them, the M & M's are like moving your machine through butter and you can't tell by how they feel when they need cleaning. You will notice a big differance with either set of wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calicokat Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Have you checked your rails for teeny tiny knicks? I have a Gammill, so my rails are different, but when I put edgeriders on I still had a couple of places that would cause my machine to jerk or jump a little. I got to looking really closely at my rails and found a couple of super tiny knicks in the rails! I sanded them out and then it was smooth as silk from then on. Just a thought- hopefully the new wheels will solve it, but if not, try looking at the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnQuilts Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I have Bliss on my Millennium, but before that I had Edgeriders, and they are a BIG improvement over the old regular wheels. You do need to clean them, like you do any of the other wheels; when they need cleaning, they are hard to move smoothly. But they are much better than the original wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayelyons Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thank you all for your replies. One question: Vicki, what are the "M&M wheels" you mentioned in your post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 May I ask what color the edge riders are? Just curious as I changed Lenni's and they are now sort of a milky white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Edgeriders make a big difference over the ones that come on the machine. I have M&Ms now but they are not on the machine yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Edge riders are white, the M & M wheels are the new ones that Apqs came out with when they introduced the bliss system, they are new black wheels that are really smooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks Vicki, am glad to know the diff. Penny rode quite well, but the feel of the Homesteader on these edge riders and that is what changed my mind, and am glad I did. It still improved the ride, though mine are verticle. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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