Embroiderers What Questions would you ask

[rmonks]

I recently bought a 4 head Tajima Embroidery machine and finally got around to finding time to have a Tech come by. He is going to check the machine out and give me a few hours of training/instruction. From you the experienced embroiderer, what would you put on your list of questions for the Tech. I know nothing and want to get as much info as I can out of this visit. He said he would show me the basics and let me mess with the machine a few weeks and then make another visit if needed. Which I'm sure will be needed.

[GraphicDisorder]

I recently bought a 4 head Tajima Embroidery machine and finally got around to finding time to have a Tech come by. He is going to check the machine out and give me a few hours of training/instruction. From you the experienced embroiderer, what would you put on your list of questions for the Tech. I know nothing and want to get as much info as I can out of this visit. He said he would show me the basics and let me mess with the machine a few weeks and then make another visit if needed. Which I'm sure will be needed.

Other than them going through the machine soup to nuts to ensure its good to go and obviously get the general functions of the machine use down.  How to trace, load/delete files, change needle programming, etc. Get a list of ideal maintenance that you should do.  Good tech will help you with tensions as well which a lot of people struggle with.  Starting from a good place is key in embroidery because it will frustrate you otherwise. Digitizing will likely be your bigger hurdle than actual machine use. I doubt the tech will know or show you much along that way but if they can, try to get what you can out of them on that. 

[whitewater]

we just starting using ours this last 2 months..

Tension.

also i want to do my trace from needle one. I can not figure out how to do that.

Oh and bobbin tension with yo yo method.

[tancehughes]

Gather as much info as you can on cap embroidery. We've struggled alot with caps and while we are getting better, they're still tricky for us.

[Doug B]

  New or used? Learn how to set timing. If it is used and you even glance in it's direction
with the thought of moving it, the timing will have to be re-set. Setting tension will also be
different between a new and used machine.

[Audifox]

we just starting using ours this last 2 months..

also i want to do my trace from needle one. I can not figure out how to do that.

Why are you wanting to do your trace from needle 1? Which machine do you have?

[3Deep]

A smart guy might take a video of what's going on while the tech is there and take notes, doing caps is a pain in the booty, but I've found which brand of caps works best on my machine.  Simple things that you can fix or adjust on the fly....happy sewing 

darryl