Needful Things
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Reviews and information on some things that I have found help with your embroidery.Great tools for use with your embroidery machine. When it comes to commercial embroidery machines there are all kinds of things that you can buy to make your work easier. Some things work better than others and some don't work at all. Here are some reviews and information on some things that I have found.
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What about Embroidery Machines?
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Which embroidery machines are best and what to look out for when shopping for a machine. Breaking into embroidery? Thinking of adding an additional embroidery machine to your shop? Should you buy a single head machine or a multi-head machine? Here are several things that you need to consider when buying an embroidery machine. During my time working on embroidery machines I have seen a huge variety of clients that have been successful in this industry. The main things that makes an embroidery business successful is turning out quality products, producing the items when you promise them, and finding your niche in the business.
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Turning out quality products: You only have one chance to impress a customer, so I advise you to never let anything go out the door that you are not completely happy with. Too often I have clients that are new to the business and buy an embroidery machine. They are so excited and start taking orders from customers, sometimes even before they get the machine. Be aware that there is a learning curve that comes with embroidery. When we got our machine, it took us several weeks to turn out a consistent product. If you do your own digitizing it can take months to be consistent. Producing the items when you promise them: Delivering your product when you promise is tremendously important. Do not promise something this afternoon if you are not sure you can deliver. I would rather tell a customer that you can’t get to it until Friday and call them to tell them that you completed it early. Finding your niche is important: There are all kinds of sources for customers, you need to identify your customer base. Some examples… sports, public safety, military, motorcycle clubs, schools, Greek organizations, churches, weddings, funerals, children, Christmas, fraternal organizations, monogramming, and the list goes on. You can focus on any one or combination as your customer base. You may want to focus on several groups so if one has a down season the other kicks in.
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Ricoma: My Main Axis is does not stop at 100 Degrees.
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Question: My main axis is off 20°. No matter if I set it back to 100° , turn machine off. It goes back to 120° after a cycle. Anything I can do to fix?
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SWF Serial Number Decode
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SWF Serial Number DecodeHere is how to determine the year model of your SWF Embroidery Machine from your serial number. Take the first two numbers of the serial number not counting the Letter and match it with the year listed below. Example: C4108061.
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ESA Fonts for Wilcom
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ESA Fonts for Wilcom
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What is a used embroidery machine worth?
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Hi Dennis, can you look at the below 6 heads for sale and let me know if you think these are in the ball park? thanks! I wish they made a Kellys Blue book for embroidery machines but I havent found one. Here is a thought process that I use to value a machine. This is only my opinion. Tajimas tend to last about 15 to 20 years depending on maintenance and use. The machines actually last a lot longer that 20 years but the support, and parts availability tends to end at about 20 years on most models. As a rule, new machines sell in the ballpark of about 8,000 to 10,000 per head. A new 6 head Tajima will sell for about 50,000 to 53,000. This depends on what you get with the machine, hoops, supplies and tools, training, support, and warranties.
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