When is tighter looser?

Many embroidery hoops, including those manufactured by Durkee Enterprises, have brass adjusting screws that fit inside sleeves hidden within the hoop. This type of screw is designed to be tightened with the thumb and forefinger before the inner hoop is inserted.

When the inner ring is placed in the outer ring, the adjusting screw is set; further tightening only breaks the lock achieved with the insertion of the inner hoop. Never tighten this style of hoop with pliers or another tool. Hand tighten only, and only before the inner hoop is inserted.

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DURKEE ENTERPRISES
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Post Office Box 1906
Huntersville, NC 28070
USA