Trouble shooting the sequin attachment

I thought I would put down some trouble shooting steps that I have written down.

Feel free to comment and add some ideas so we all don't have to go through the same learning curve.

1. Change your needle. Too many times, I have a slightly bent needle and don't evan realize it. Once I change the needle, miraculously the sequins aren't shooting out everywhere or skipping every 3rd or 4th sequin.

2. Check the sequin foot height. We stitch on multiple types of fabrics. Sometimes on organza and other times on laminated, multiple thicknesses.

3. Check presser foot height. For the same reason above in #2

4. Check that #16 needle is turned a couple of degrees to the right. We use fish line thread (It may have another name) to stich sequins. This way, we aren't changing thread colors everytime we change sequins. With the fish line, it seems to unthread itself after a trim if the needle isn't turned to the right a little bit.

5. Slow speed down on largest frame, (20" x 16" - sash) The vibration on the largest frame seems to have an effect on the sequin attachment skipping sequins.

6. Blow out the sequin particles in the sequin foot, check for debris.

7. Check bobbin tension

These are the steps that I look for when I have anything less than perfect perormance.

Again, I'm looking for other peoples experience to add to mine so that we all have perfect performance all of the time.

Gene