Bobbin Winder Won't Spin - Artisan Toro

[lightingale]

I'm still struggling to get the hang of the Artisan Toro 3200.

I'm trying to wind my first bobbin, but the winder does not spin. I've followed all the instructions in the manual. I've tried with the "bobbin winder trip latch" both down and up, and it makes no difference.

Is there a step I'm missing to engage the bobbin winder? I don't see any lever anywhere to do so. I've attached a photo of the machine.

[lightingale]

Ah, I figured it out. I wasn't aligning the pin with the hole in the bobbin, so the bobbin wasn't in all the way, and jammed up against the trip latch. There was too much friction to spin.

I need to stop being intimidated by this machine!

Leaving this thread here in case it helps someone else in future.

[dirtclod]

Glad you got it figured out. Somewhere along the line the tire that drives the winder will blowout / break and your bobbin won't wind then either. But it's a easy fix all you need to do is take the plate off on the winder and slip a new tire on takes 5 minutes maybe to fix. But you will need a tire.