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     I have a family member who recently joined the military and needs patches sewn on the sleeves of a number of his uniforms.  I can't figure out how to use my machine to do this.  The patches are on the upper part of the sleeve about 6 inches down from the shoulder.  He is trying to pay off his college loans and uses all of his money to accomplish this.  I am trying to save him some money.  Has anyone sewn on these type of patches using their machine? 
     I would think that alteration shops must have a machine with an extended arm to accomplish this, as I always see police uniforms with rank on the sleeves at the laundromat.  Now this has peaked my interest as to what type of machine they use.  I can't seem to find anything on the internet that would make this fairly easy.  Does anyone know what type of machine a tailor would use at the laundromat?  Very curious at this point.


Thank you,
Jeff 

 I have already posted this on the welcome forum and it was suggested that I post it here, so here we go.  I have had my Juki LU-563 brought in for service to have this same problem fixed many times.  I constantly have problems with my bobbin thread knotting or not catching on the needle.  There is always an issue with this machine.  It had it serviced in October and I just got to using it and It knotted up again.  I have attached a video of what one of the problems is, can anyone explain how to fix this if it is possible?  I have put a lot of money into this machine and I am on the verge of tossing it out.  I have never had the chance to sew anything on this machine, maybe it is not worth keeping around.  Any suggestions?   I am sure that it is operator error but I do not know what I am doing wrong.  I hold the needle thread tight and the bobbin thread tight as I start which is what I was instructed to do by the person that sold me the machine. 

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juki lu-563 problem 001.MOV

 I have had my Juki LU-563 brought in for service to have this same problem fixed many times.  I constantly have problems with my bobbin thread knotting or not catching on the needle.  There is always an issue with this machine.  It had it serviced in October and I just got to using it and It knotted up again.  I have attached a video of what one of the problems is, can anyone explain how to fix this if it is possible?  I have put a lot of money into this machine and I am on the verge of tossing it out.  I have never had the chance to sew anything on this machine, maybe it is not worth keeping around.  Any suggestions?   I am sure that it is operator error but I do not know what I am doing wrong.  I hold the needle thread tight and the bobbin thread tight as I start which is what I was instructed to do by the person that sold me the machine.  

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http://youtu.be/09rfpRGgZ4U

juki lu-563 problem 001.MOV

Does anyone know of a reputable industrial sewing machine repair shop in Northern New Jersey?  I have a Juki LU 563 that needs service.  It has been serviced by two different repair shops that do not typically repair industrial machines and I keep having the same problem.  The rotary hook does not always pick up the needle thread and when it does, the needle thread gets jammed and knotted.  Thanks for any recommendations.
Jeff