Gracie stitch regulator
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Gracie stitch regulator
I just became aware that I can purchase a stitch regulator for my new to me Juki tl 2000 qi. I'm still playing with free motion and enjoying myself.
My question has anyone used one without the quilting frame ?
thanks in advance
geraldine
My question has anyone used one without the quilting frame ?
thanks in advance
geraldine
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I might be wrong (I often am!) but I believe that this stitch regulator goes on the frame, not the machine, so you could not use it with just the machine.
The way frame stitch regulators work is there are encoder wheels that ride on the tracks and detect how you are moving the machine (not the fabric). The info from the encoders goes into your computerized machine and regulates the stitches. There's no way for the encoders to work without the frame. what you may have read is that this setup talks to your machine.
The way frame stitch regulators work is there are encoder wheels that ride on the tracks and detect how you are moving the machine (not the fabric). The info from the encoders goes into your computerized machine and regulates the stitches. There's no way for the encoders to work without the frame. what you may have read is that this setup talks to your machine.
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I guess mine would be called a speed regulator-- it plugs into my machine instead of the foot pedal. I have it taped to the table at the front of my machine. It has a single stitch, a run, and speed dial. It had to fit the plug- in where the foot control installed. I like it a lot because it holds steady speeds-- whereas my foot was not consistent. I got the " Grace' to fit my Elna (same as Janome).
#9
I use one called a Cruse Control just google it. Most stitch regulators have sensors that ride on the rails of the frames and that is how they can tell how fast you are moving your machine and then they compensate for that for the perfect stitch.
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