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Personal Protective Equipment

  • Standard shop personal protective equipment (safety glasses, no long hair, no flowing clothes, etc.) are required
  • ABSOLUTELY NO gloves, rings, bracelets, or other items on your hands or fingers, as these may get caught on tools or work.

Safe Operation

Always unplug the machine from the electrical outlet immediately after using, when cleaning, when making any user servicing adjustments, or if you are leaving the machine unattended.

  • To unplug the machine, switch the machine to the symbol “O” position to turn it off.
  • Grasp the plug and pull it out of the electrical outlet. Do not pull on the cord.
  •  Plug the machine directly into the electrical outlet. Do not use an extension cord.

Never operate this machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has been dropped or damaged, or water is spilled on the unit.

  • To avoid electric shock or fire; do not use a damaged power supply plug or loose electrical outlet, and ensure that the power supply plug is fully inserted and secure.
  • While the machine is stored or in use if you notice anything unusual, such as an odor, heat, discoloration or deformation, stop using the machine immediately and unplug the power cord.

Six-Needle Anatomy

Making Adjustments

Members are ONLY permitted to adjust the following screws and knobs on the device:

  • Embroidery frame holder knobs (grey thumbscrews)
  • Operation panel arm knobs (grey thumbscrews)

Adjustment of the following by members without the guidance of a shop tech are specifically prohibited: 

  • All knobs on the top of the machine (including the thread tension knobs and the black guides behind them)
  • The bobbin case screw (for bobbin tension)

TrainingUsing correct thread

40 embroidery thread must be used in the embroidery machine - non-embroidery thread (e.g. standard sewing machine thread) is expressly forbidden, as use over time will damage parts of the machine it comes in contact with. We recommend using #40 Madeira rayon embroidery thread for best results.

Only our bobbins (available in the store) are permitted for use on the embroidery machine. We use specific pre-wound bobbins with high-grade thread to prevent tangling, breakage, and damage to the machine. Please trust us on this - you will have a bad time if you try to wind your own or buy off-brand.

Troubleshooting

When in doubt, troubleshoot the following in order BEFORE reporting problems with the machine:

  1. Your fabric and hooping technique (e.g. using stretchy/poor fabric, some gaps in stabilizer when hooping)  
  2. Your thread and bobbin (are you using the recommended thread above?)
  3. Your design (have you tried a basic I-test using your fabric and thread, before attempting something more complex?) 

If you think the machine is out of calibration or not working properly in some way, ask a tech to run an "I-test" using our maintenance kit. This kit contains known good thread and fabric and can rule out machine problems as part of your project.

Needle breakage

Occasionally, a problem will occur which breaks one of the needles on the machine. Please report this to the shop tech on duty when it happens.

Do NOT attempt to change a needle by yourself as incorrectly loaded needles have broken the auto-threading system and caused internal damage to the machine in the past.

Operation sequence

  • Install Bobbin
  • Turn on machine
  • Select embroidery pattern
  • Edit embroidery pattern
  • Specify embroidery settings
  • Check previewed image
  • Hoop the fabric in embroidery frame
  • Attache embroidery frame to the machine
  • Check the embroidery area
  • Thread the upper threads
  • Unlock the machine, then press the start/stop button to begin embroidering. (Machine automatically stops at pattern completion)
  • Check thread tension
  • Remove the embroidery frame, then remove fabric from frame
  • Turn off the machine
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