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 ====== Brother V3LE Embroidery Machine ====== ====== Brother V3LE Embroidery Machine ======
  
 +{{ :assets:brother-v3le-machine.jpg?240|Brother V3LE}}
 Two machines. Two machines.
  
 ^ Type | Single-needle embroidery-only machine | ^ Type | Single-needle embroidery-only machine |
 ^ Max embroidery area | 200 × 300 mm | ^ Max embroidery area | 200 × 300 mm |
-^ File format | ''.pes'' (also reads ''.dst'') |+^ File format | ''.dst'' or ''.pes'' (we use ''.dst'' a lot) |
 ^ File transfer | USB stick | ^ File transfer | USB stick |
 ^ Hoops in the lab | Brother 2-part 200x300, 130x180, Magnetic full metal: 3x 300 x 300, 2 x 200 x 200, 2 x 130 x 180, 3x 100 x 100, partial metal desogned for MK magnets 2x 130 x 180 | ^ Hoops in the lab | Brother 2-part 200x300, 130x180, Magnetic full metal: 3x 300 x 300, 2 x 200 x 200, 2 x 130 x 180, 3x 100 x 100, partial metal desogned for MK magnets 2x 130 x 180 |
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 ===== Before you start ===== ===== Before you start =====
  
-  - Bring or choose: stabilizer, thread, fabric. Lab stock lives in FIXME location.+  - Bring or choose: stabilizer, thread, fabric. Lab stock is available in the lab.
  
 ===== Workflow ===== ===== Workflow =====
  
-  - **Design.** Make or convert a design to ''.pes''. Tools we use: Turtlestitch, InkStitch (Inkscape plugin), Hatch. +  - **Design.** Make or convert a design to ''.dst'' or ''.pes''. Tools we use: Turtlestitch, InkStitch (Inkscape plugin), Hatch. 
-  - **Load.** Copy the ''.pes'' file to a USB stick, plug into the machine, select the design.+  - **Load.** Copy the ''.dst'' or ''.pes'' file to a USB stick, plug into the machine, select the design.
   - **Hoop.** Stabilizer under fabric, drum-tight, mounted on the machine.   - **Hoop.** Stabilizer under fabric, drum-tight, mounted on the machine.
   - **Thread.** Top thread and bobbin (steps below).   - **Thread.** Top thread and bobbin (steps below).
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 ===== Threading ===== ===== Threading =====
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-FIXME replace with our own photo sequence; numbered thread path photos beat any text 
  
   * Top thread: follow the numbered path printed on the machine, 1 through 7. Presser foot up while threading. Use the automatic needle threader.   * Top thread: follow the numbered path printed on the machine, 1 through 7. Presser foot up while threading. Use the automatic needle threader.
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 | Thread breaks repeatedly | Rethread top (foot up), check needle not blunt/bent, slow the machine down | | Thread breaks repeatedly | Rethread top (foot up), check needle not blunt/bent, slow the machine down |
 | Bird's nest under fabric | Be sure to carefully remove all thread from under fabric and inside machine if necessary. Rethread top thread fully; the top thread missing the tension disks causes this, not the bobbin | | Bird's nest under fabric | Be sure to carefully remove all thread from under fabric and inside machine if necessary. Rethread top thread fully; the top thread missing the tension disks causes this, not the bobbin |
-| Design not on USB menu | File must be ''.pes'' at the top level of the stick, FAT32 stick |+| Design not on USB menu | File must be ''.dst'' or ''.pes'' at the top level of the stick, FAT32 stick |
 | Fabric puckering | More/heavier stabilizer, loosen hooping tension, reduce design density | | Fabric puckering | More/heavier stabilizer, loosen hooping tension, reduce design density |
 | Needle breaks | Stop immediately. Remove all parts of needle. Ask for help if you need it. Rethread | | Needle breaks | Stop immediately. Remove all parts of needle. Ask for help if you need it. Rethread |