Bobbin help!

[Regis]

Ashley,

A lot of folks just wind bobbins with a drill. I do both, sometimes on the sewing machine and sometimes with drill. When you wind on the machine, the tension needs to be snug enough for the thread to track. Even then, sometime it needs a little guiding, on mine, anyway. On my Artisan, the bobbin winds nice and level while sewing but, that's atotallly different machine.

[Ashley]

how do you do it with a drill? Is it worth buying the Sailrite bobbin winder? Or another bobbin winder on the side. Like this one? Bobbin Winder

Edited May 27, 2008 by Ashley

[Regis]

how do you do it with a drill? Is it worth buying the Sailrite bobbin winder? Or another bobbin winder on the side. Like this one? Bobbin Winder

I have a wood dowel that fits the bobbin and just chuck it in the hand drill. Seperate winder would be very good. I imagine the one from Sailrite is pretty pricey but, probably very good quality. I bought their monster wheel and a few other small items and have been very pleased with quality (and grumbled about price). If I was filling a few bobbins per day, I'd get a seperate winder for sure.

Regis

[Ashley]

Thanks. Do I use the same thread for the bobbin? The sailrite bobbin winder is only $15, but it needs to connect with the fly wheel to operate, which I am not that mechanical. However, it says that it connects with 3 screws and that's it. Maybe worth trying?

[esantoro]

how do you do it with a drill? Is it worth buying the Sailrite bobbin winder? Or another bobbin winder on the side. Like this one? Bobbin Winder

This is the only sailrite bobbin winder I see:

http://www.sailrite.com/W030Z

That's a replacement part. Your machine already has the same installed. You may have already done this, but try wrapping the thread around the bobbin by hand several times, then see if the machine can do the rest. Also, have another look at the diagram posted in this thread and double check the tensioning. It seems that your problem is some very simple oversight.

[Ashley]

My hubby came to the rescue! He took off the top of the machine and straightened the bobbin post on the right. It was crooked. I watched the Sailrite Ultrafeed Set-Up & Use (got them in yesterday) and I had everything right and I tried tweeking the tensioner and it wasn't helping. So, today after calling Yamata directly and leaving a message...my hubby tried to fix it. YIPPEE!

I bought the swing gauge from Sailrite...the screws do not fit, should I by smaller screws? The FS288 has holes where they are supposed to go but they aren't grooved for screws.