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Maintenance

NEW SERVICE MANUAL!

Accomplish Quilting Inc. is heading into the future with you in mind.
YOU CAN! Accomplish Quilting with confidence using our improved Maintenance area.

When you buy a machine from Accomplish Quilting, you are given every tool you need to succeed in quilting. You are also given complete instruction on how to make the most of every tool. However...

as one customer said “I was so excited about getting the machine that I didn't catch half of what you taught. All I had was visions of quilts dancing in my head!”

Everything you should know when you get your machine:

Crosstrack - aka - I need to worry about wheels?
Tension - aka - Don't even go there!
Replacing needles - aka - It looks straight to me.
Oiling - aka - Did I get that spot already?
Bobbin Winder - aka - Can this be done by hand?
Hopping Foot - aka - They should call it Tigger.
Timing - aka - Hahahaha! I'll drop it off at the shop.
(NOTE: These phrases are typically heard in a murmur.)

Crosstrack
There are two groups of wheels that are on you machine - the machine wheels, and the carriage wheels. You will notice on the carriage, if you have four wheels in the back, that the inner two do not normally move. These wheels are used for parking the machine to the side of the stand. The outer wheel drops off the top of the stand and the machine is safely parked.

We'll post some additional info on the wheels very soon.

Tension - Premier - Read this article for adjusting your Premier machine!

Tension - Classic, Optimum and Supreme

This is a topic that may never have an end.

SUGGESTIONS FOR USE OF METALLIC THREAD

You do not have to use a special needle. A 4.0 is what we recommend.

Use the metallic thread on the top. We suggest poly thread in the bottom because of its strength.

Reduce the tension on the top by skipping over the following threading guides. It is best to keep everything the same except the first thing, test, and then make the next adjustment if necessary.

Put the thread on the small spool holder and thread to the guide in front of it (don’t go back to the first guide)

Test. If tension is tight, skip silver sensor disk

Test. If still tight, go through only one of the holes on the next guide.

Test. If still tight, loosen tension on rotary tension knob.

You shouldn’t have to change the bobbin case tension at all because you will not change that thread type.

ADJUSTING FOR COTTON THREAD Cotton thread does not have the tensile strength compared to poly thread. For cotton we recommend loosening your bobbin case tension (lefty loosy) so that the bobbin case will not lift out of your hand when you try to lift it by the thread. Also, loosen the intermittent tension knob (the one near the middle of your machine) several (2-3) complete turns. We find that quilters hesitate to loosen it that much, but it’s what has to be done.

LOOPS ON THE BOTTOM I believe that I can help you to eliminate the loops you are getting on the bottom of your quilt. The cause of the problem I most frequently encounter is insufficient check spring strength. If the check spring strength is increased, it will usually eliminate the hoops particularly if they are not constant – say you get a loop every 1-2 feet of quilting or so.
To increase the check spring strength, place the flat blade of a screw driver in the slot in your rotary tension knob (“the white tension knob” and turn it to the right a quarter turn or so – test your result of this adjustment by sewing and continue to turn the slot to the right until you get a favorable result. Each turn will increase the stiffness of the check spring. If you should end up over tightening the check spring, it will no longer bounce up and down as you sew and thus no longer doing its job. In this case, rotate the slot in the tension knob back to your left until it bounces again.

IMPROVED THREADING PATH

Thread clockwise around the intermediate tension, then counter-clockwise around the silver sensor disk.

Go over the rear black arm, then clockwise around the rotary tension disk. Go 1 and 3/4 around, passing the check spring, and turning back down under the front black arm.

Replacing Needles
The best needle to use is the 4.0.

Oiling
Many people do not oil properly. Lets go over some rule of thumbs.

Bobbin Winder
The Bobbin Winder

Hopping Foot

Timing

Troubleshooting

Updates

Motor Brush Cleaning

Gammill is recommending that cleaning your motor brushes once every six months.

Unscrew the black cover on the side of the motor.

The brush is attached to a spring and copper cap. They pull right out.

This is what the motor brush looks like.

With a Q'tip, you can wipe out the inside brush area, using rubbing alcohol for better cleaning.

Clean off the motor brushes as well.

Place the motor brush back where it came from. (Make sure the curve is up.)

Push the copper cap back in and hold it with your finger if needed...

...so you can screw the black cover back in. Repeat these steps on the other side of the machine.

How do I place an order?

Accomplish Quilting, Inc.
2797 Kimmel St.
Stevensville, MI 49127

Phone: 269.556.2552
Toll Free: 866.556.2552
Email: sales@accomplishquilting.com

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