toxo Report post Posted 3 hours ago As you guys know, I like to share anything good that I find. Also, as a miser I don't like to waste money. With the amount of material that I put out I certainly can't justify buying two cones of thread at a time. So as most of you know, sometimes it's just a pain when the thread runs out and you don't have a loaded one ready. So I thought I'd try one of these. Not much expectation and when it arrived it's made of that hard plastic that you don't want to drop, but after very little fettling (they're not made for the big cones) I was quite impressed. No idea how long it'll last but I can sit in front of the tv and load lots in very little time. I've tried to take a short video but it's slightly oversize and I don't think it's gonna load so I'll try to get it shorter but I'm not good with videos. 20241216_193807[1].mp4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted 1 hour ago (edited) That's a very neat little unit, I wonder if it could be adapted to the bigger shuttle bobbins? Edited 1 hour ago by dikman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted 40 minutes ago (edited) 1 hour ago, dikman said: That's a very neat little unit, I wonder if it could be adapted to the bigger shuttle bobbins? Don't even know what they look like. The one in the vid is 28mm across. Of course it should do smaller. I've just done 20 bobbins in about 15 mins. I did have to bend the upstand so it centered over the center of the big cones. I also had to slightly change the shape of the little spring thingy that the bobbin slides over. Might not need it but on this one it was reluctant to let the bobbin side over it. Maybe it would've done with more force but I didn't want to chance it. Just pull it out and change it slightly, job done. I think I've just settled on a new labeling system. I don't have all the colours and all the sizes and because no-ones life is gonna be in danger with a handbag this is the way I do it. I start with the closest colour to what I need, then I do the needle running on the 45 degree thread thingy. That's how I choose my needle. I don't have multi machines all set up for one job, I'm changing the setup all the time so for me it's the most practical with what I have. So..... Instead of trying to keep up with the size of the thread on each cone, bearing in mind that most of the cones don't have labels, I've decided put each bobbin through the 45 degree test and then label each bobbin with the size of needle it wants. Simps eh? Edited 33 minutes ago by toxo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
