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Bobbin Problem Plastic or Metal
I go by the manufacturers' recommendation. I buy only their brand, and
buy plastic or metal depending on what came with the machine. I always think that, if you deviate from this, then you have no comeback on the manufacturer if anything should go wrong. My Janome has a lots of it made with metal (deduced from its weight!), but the outer casing is plastic. I have a feeling that the 'official truth' might depend on who you ask g .. In message , Cats writes Ooohhhh. Be careful Kate. It might depend on the age of the machine I think. I was told by the Janome factory service guy here that most of the newer machines SHOULD use the plastic brand bobbins because the bobbin mechanism was "balanced for the lighter weight of the plastic ones". One dealer even told one of my sewers that if she used metal bobbins in her new machine she would have difficulty if she claimed related damage/problems under warranty. To be safe, I tell my sewers to stick with what came with the original machine (plastic or metal) and use brand bobbins. My Janome is nearly 30yo and I ONLY use metal bobbins because (a) I prefer them, and (b) that's what came with it. I hate the thought of miniscule plastic filings floating round in my machine, which is the last all metal model made by Janome. Back then I doubt there was any other kind anyway LOL. So should we use metal or plastic? Does anyone know the "official" truth? Have I been told another furfie? -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Bobbin Problem Plastic or Metal
If you have a low thread sensor, you need to use plastic bobbins. IF
your machine is older and mechanical, metal bobbins may be better, even if it came with plastic ones. The heavier metal bobbins don't have the "overspin" problems of the plastic ones. For the removable bobbin cases of the front loading type.... make sure the thread is securely under the "spring", the flat metal piece that partially covers the slot the thread goes up through. (a very grammatically poor sentence, that.) Also when loading the bobbin and case into the machine, if your case has a "point" that sticks up (fits into a "notch" on the shuttle race in the machine) have the thread go around it. that helps seat the thread correctly. Hope this helps. Pati, in Phx Cats wrote: Ooohhhh. Be careful Kate. It might depend on the age of the machine I think. I was told by the Janome factory service guy here that most of the newer machines SHOULD use the plastic brand bobbins because the bobbin mechanism was "balanced for the lighter weight of the plastic ones". One dealer even told one of my sewers that if she used metal bobbins in her new machine she would have difficulty if she claimed related damage/problems under warranty. To be safe, I tell my sewers to stick with what came with the original machine (plastic or metal) and use brand bobbins. My Janome is nearly 30yo and I ONLY use metal bobbins because (a) I prefer them, and (b) that's what came with it. I hate the thought of miniscule plastic filings floating round in my machine, which is the last all metal model made by Janome. Back then I doubt there was any other kind anyway LOL. So should we use metal or plastic? Does anyone know the "official" truth? Have I been told another furfie? |
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Bobbin Problem
If it had a small metal piece inside it's been gone for a long time. I
don't recall it having one though. I'll look at it closer and check it out though. Mika "Witchy Stitcher" wrote in message ... Mika - this type of problem is usually caused by back spin of the bobbin. Does your bobbin case come with a small metal piece inside? This piece is easy to lose when changing bobbins and if it's gone, it could be the cause of your problems. Linda PATCHogue, NY |
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"Kate Dicey" wrote in message ... Singer Type 15 or 'universal' bobbins... Buy Singer or Bernina brand ones, and don't use the plastic ones! Hmmm, my machine came with plastic bobbins so that's what I've been using. I haven't tried a metal bobbin in it yet. I'll give it a try though and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion. Mika |
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Bobbin Problem Plastic or Metal
"Cats" wrote in message ... Ooohhhh. Be careful Kate. gently snipped So should we use metal or plastic? Does anyone know the "official" truth? Have I been told another furfie? I guess I should have read further. LOL. I have been using plastic since that is what came with the machine. Mika |
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Bobbin Problem Plastic or Metal
My machine is only 4 years old but it's not computerized or anything like
that. I paid around $200 for it at Walmart. I'll give the metal bobbins a try and see if that helps. Thanks for the suggestions. Mika "Pati Cook" wrote in message ink.net... If you have a low thread sensor, you need to use plastic bobbins. IF your machine is older and mechanical, metal bobbins may be better, even if it came with plastic ones. The heavier metal bobbins don't have the "overspin" problems of the plastic ones. For the removable bobbin cases of the front loading type.... make sure the thread is securely under the "spring", the flat metal piece that partially covers the slot the thread goes up through. (a very grammatically poor sentence, that.) Also when loading the bobbin and case into the machine, if your case has a "point" that sticks up (fits into a "notch" on the shuttle race in the machine) have the thread go around it. that helps seat the thread correctly. Hope this helps. Pati, in Phx Cats wrote: Ooohhhh. Be careful Kate. It might depend on the age of the machine I think. I was told by the Janome factory service guy here that most of the newer machines SHOULD use the plastic brand bobbins because the bobbin mechanism was "balanced for the lighter weight of the plastic ones". One dealer even told one of my sewers that if she used metal bobbins in her new machine she would have difficulty if she claimed related damage/problems under warranty. To be safe, I tell my sewers to stick with what came with the original machine (plastic or metal) and use brand bobbins. My Janome is nearly 30yo and I ONLY use metal bobbins because (a) I prefer them, and (b) that's what came with it. I hate the thought of miniscule plastic filings floating round in my machine, which is the last all metal model made by Janome. Back then I doubt there was any other kind anyway LOL. So should we use metal or plastic? Does anyone know the "official" truth? Have I been told another furfie? |
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"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:n0JOg.10957$Zm1.2743@dukeread02... Oh, well, usually the thread breaks when about 1/3 full. If not, I cut VERY close, as you do. I should have said that. PAT hehe just call me clumsy or something. I tried winding a bobbin with a longer tail to hold onto yesterday. Well let's just say that one should pay attention when winding bobbins with a long tail. I got it wrapped around my finger but it did finally break off. The thread, not my finger. Hugs, Mika |
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:12:59 -0400, "Mika"
wrote: "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:n0JOg.10957$Zm1.2743@dukeread02... Oh, well, usually the thread breaks when about 1/3 full. If not, I cut VERY close, as you do. I should have said that. PAT hehe just call me clumsy or something. I tried winding a bobbin with a longer tail to hold onto yesterday. Well let's just say that one should pay attention when winding bobbins with a long tail. I got it wrapped around my finger but it did finally break off. The thread, not my finger. Hugs, Mika Well, I'm glad it wasn't your finger that fell off. Try it again sometime. Like anything else it takes a time or two to get it right, and even then you can still have funny accidents. Once, I had the misfortune of having too long a thread tail and I didn't pay attention to the end of it while beginning to wind the bobbin. Next thing I knew the end of the tail was twisted with the thread winding onto the bobbin and the bit of tail I was holding was jerked from between my finger and thumb. This resulted in a bobbin with two thread ends coming off of it, neither of which would unwind properly. I had to cut the thread off of it with my seam ripper and start from scratch. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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