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Will this cause a fire?

I decided to buy some cookie baking sheets since the foil always causes the cookies to get stuckOn the box for the parchment paper it says never put parchment paper in a toaster ovenWhat happens if I still put it in a toaster oven to bake cookies? Will it light on fire?

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Depends on the machine, can you check in the manuel? or perhaps at a fabric shop? It may be the setting on the machine, or the way it is threaded, could be incorrectOr, I have had old thread, that just plain breaksSo I have purchased a new one, polyester and cotton mix, and the needle was finecheck it out.
There are a few things you can tryDid you pre-wash the fabric to get the gunk off? That stuff will grab the needle Did the machine come with different size throat plates? You may need to switch to a rectangular one if a round one is on there You can also try moving the needle to the right or left position and see if that helpsJust remember you also have to shift your seam to compensate for the change in needle positionAlso you could try holding the material tight in front and back, if you can do it without affecting the rate that the machine pulls it through.
It's not the size of the needle, but the shape of the pointYou need to use a ball point needle for polyesterThe ball point pushes the fibers apart instead of trying to pierce through them like a sharp point does on cottonLook at the Shmetz needles.
This Site Might Help YouRE: What size sewing machine needle should I use to sew polyester (light weight from the 1970's)? I am using an 11 point now, and it is slipping stitches- it doesn't do this with cotton.
Well the warning is there for a reason, so it sounds very possibleI imagine it may be due to the fact that it's a far smaller area, likely to come in contact with surfaces it shouldn't, and being a small space it can also get very hot far faster than the regular oven, making it unpredictableIf you foolishly decide to try it anyhow, I'd at least cut it down very small so none of it hangs past the sides of the pan, and be sure it doesn't touch the walls or glass, and keep a close eye on it(If it erupts into flame, well, remember to unplug it first before trying to put it out.) Better yetthere is such thing as non-stick aluminum foilMy family uses it all the time and is no problem is the toaster ovenMight see if you can find that instead.

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