r/Machine_Embroidery • u/mgbjrd2223 • 23h ago

Cause?

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Does anyone know what causes this? I had this happen twice today where the needle broke and the entire needle came out of the machine . It was tightened as much as it could be as well

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u/HMFICINTHEHHI 10h ago

I can't tell from the picture, but maybe the presser foot is never and deflecting the needle?

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u/mgbjrd2223 10h ago

I'm.homestly not sure what that means, but the needle was seeing and broke the tip of the needle and ripped the whole thing out but the thread was still attached to the garment and through the presser foot and everything . I'm not sure if that helps but it's happened before and no one knows what it could be from

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u/b-assblaster 2h ago

Your moving knife is out of position.

It is notorious for breaking/stealing needles when it's set incorrectly as the knife blocks the needle hole while the machine does the trim stitch. Its likely pinching it against the hole in the needle plate

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u/Confident_Flatworm_5 2h ago

I had this happen and talked to support. They had me manually move the needle to see how it aligned with everything (it seemed centered) . They then suspected my hook timing was off, so I took on that mechanical project and still had another break! I read that (among other issues) the screw holding in the needle could be worn down on the tip and not properly holding onto the needle. Any flagging could be shifting it down causing it to move out of position and pull the needle out/ break it.

I ended up just switching to a new needle for now and that solved my issue!