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has anyone found a better solution than these cheap screws holding the frame arms on?
I have broken two now and the shipping on these 4.00 screws are almost 15.00
If you are breaking them , you are just tightening them to much. I use them on all of our machines and have not broken one in 3 or 4 years.
When I train folks I tell them to finger tighen first and the use the allen wrench to just "snug" them up about a quarter turn...if that... The allen wrench is like a crowbar in relation to the screw shank and you can put a tremendous amount of leverage on the screw while tightening it. Be gentle ...approx. 1/4 turn after finger tightening and no more!
Or you can go to Home Depot with an extra screw and get a new one. Maybe not just exactly like the old one, but just make sure the threads are the same.
I have busted about 4-5 in all the years we have owned the machines. Most of those were the old brass type which were softer than the current metal.
I have recently taken to Rods method, tighten by hand, 1/4 turn if that more with wrench. So far, so good. Really haven't found a good replacement that secures things the way the originals do...
John Yaglenski Amayausers.com - Webmaster
Levelbest Embroidery - Owner
Actually those screws are saving you. The screws are designed to break as it prevents you from stripping the threads on the X carriage frame. Cheaper to get the screws than to have a tech out to replace the X carriage or tap new threads in it (if it can be done).
There are threaded inserts in the X carriage so it will need to be replaced if the threads were ever stripped.
The easiest way to remove a screw is with a power drill and a screw extractor. If that doesn't work for you, here is a link that shows six other ways to do it, none of which look very easy:
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