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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

I get asked a lot of questions about so many things concerning embroidery machines and how to use them. Here are some Frequently asked Question and my responses.

 

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Embroidery Information:

Which embroidery machines are best and what to look out for when shopping for a machine. Information on legalities. 

 What about Embroidery Machines: Which embroidery machines are best and what to look out for when shopping for a machine.

 Used Embroidery Machine Landmines: Do your homework before you spring for a machine. You don’t want a $3000 boat anchor

 What is a used embroidery machine worth? I wish they made a Kellys Blue book for embroidery machines but I havent found one.

CUSTOMER SUPPLIED GARMENT WAIVER: People bring you all kinds of things to embroider, and you can get into some real trouble if you mess it up.

 

 Needful Things: Reviews and information on some things that I have found help with your embroidery.

 

 

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DIY Embroidery Machine Repair:

Articles from AJST on repairing and working on your Embroidery Machine.

 

 Electronics in an embroidery machine: What are the boards and electronics in a commercial embroider machine, and how do they interact with each other?

 Oil and Grease for your Embroidery Machine: Machine maintenance will prolong the life of your machine and give you more sewing time. Embroidery machines do not last forever but a little preventive maintenance will keep your machine running and trouble free.

 

 Thread Tension: Understanding and setting your thread tension properly can mean the difference in high-quality good-looking embroidery and frustrating and ugly stitches.

 

 Rotary Hooks: Information on Rotary hooks. Rotary hook prices range from about $18.00 to over $300.00 and may need to be replaced at around 3 to 5 years. Quality does make a difference.

 Hook Timing: Information on replacing your rotary hook and/or setting your hook timing. 

 My embroidery machine wont turn: This is a very common error that you may get with an embroidery machine is when the main shaft does not rotate. follow the steps to diagnose and remedy this error.

 Needle stuck in rotary hook: Facebook video on jammed rotary hook. 

 Updating your floppy drive to a USB Drive. Some things you may need to know.

Emergency Parts Information 

 

Machine specific information:

 

 Happy:

 Happy Machine - Needle Bar Driver Roller Bearings: Some Happy Embroidery machines use a Needle Bar Driver and roller bearings instead of a Reciprocator. Here is some information on Needle bar drivers. 

 

 

Ricoma:

 Ricoma: My Main Axis is does not stop at 100 Degrees. This information also applys to most Chinese embroidery machines. 

SWF:

SWF Serial Number Decode - Here is how to determine the year model of your SWF Embroidery Machine from your serial number.

 

Toyota:

 Stitch count on a Toyota Embroidery Machine: How do you find out how many stitches on a Tajima Neo or Toyota Embroidery Machine? 

 

 

 Goodbye to the Shade Tree Mechanic

 

Shade tree embroidery machine mechanic. 
   

 

 

 

 

 Embroidering tips and discussion:

Tips and How-to information on how to use your embroidery machine.

  

Metallic thread problem:  Help: Sewing with Metallic thread can be a challenge. I have some successful customers that are willing to share how they make it work. 

Stitching on hard structured, buckram caps: We receive a lot of complaints and concerns about hard structured caps including The Infamous Richardson 112 and similar model caps. Here are few things that you can do that may help when embroidering these caps.

 

 Richardson 112

The Infamous Richardson 112
   

 

 

 

Library and Links: 

Links, PDFs, and other sources of knowledge.

 

Quick Links:  Here are some quick links to things you might need as you are running your embroidery business.

 

Needful Things: Reviews and information on some things that I have found help with your embroidery.

 


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Document Dump:

 

Suggested Training Supplies: These are tools supplies and materials that you may need to have on hand for training.

 

Emergency Repair Kits:

 

Fonts for Wilcom

 

 

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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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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.

 

 

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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 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?

  • Is it loosing it memory when you turn it off? It's designs? Your battery may need to be replaced.
  • Is it stopping at the same exact number every time? The Main Axis Stop Delay parameter may need to be adjusted.

 

 

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SWF Serial Number Decode

Here 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. 

  • First two numbers are 41. The Table below shows that Serial number 41 was made in 2008.

 

 

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ESA Fonts for Wilcom

  • Right Click on the font and choose "Save link as"
  • Copy the file to a temporary folder.
  • Replace or rename the .pdf extension with .esa
  • Copy and past the file into this folder: C:\Program Files\Wilcom\EmbroideryStudio_e4.5\Fonts\  .
  • After dropping the file you will need to close Wilcom and restart the program for it to recognize the new font.

 

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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? tajima 1376

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.

 

 Tajima     
   New Machines  New Price  $53,000
  10 years old        @ Half original Price  $30,000
  20 years old                         @ One quarter original price  $15,000
  Over twenty years old “Not recommended.”  Parts and service concerns.       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Updating your floppy drive to a USB Drive.
  2. Error codes and how to fix them
  3. Picker Adjustment
  4. Used Embroidery Machine Landmines
  5. Thread Tension
  6. My embroidery machine wont turn!
  7. Suggested Training Supplies
  8. User Manuals, Parts Books :
  9. Hook Timing
  10. Electronics in an embroidery machine

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