Boss Tensions & Blowouts.

[mlapaglia]

Sorry, I havent been able to find my trigger pull gage. Im going to look hard this weekend

[Chavez]

Thank you!

I'll keep experimenting!

[mlapaglia]

I finally found my tension gauge. My upper tension taken from the outside of the left hand side of the machine, after it exits the pass thru after the take up tension arm. The tension arm so completely down and not adding tension.

My upper tension was exactly 6 lbs. Bottom tension is 1 lb.

Hope that helps.

[Randy Cornelius]

I had 2 happy days when I had my Boss, the day it was delevered and the day I sold it...

[mlapaglia]

I finally found my tension gauge. My upper tension taken from the outside of the left hand side of the machine, after it exits the pass thru after the take up tension arm. The tension arm so completely down and not adding tension.

My upper tension was exactly 6 lbs. Bottom tension is 1 lb.

Hope that helps.

I made a mistake, My thread arm that sits over the spool was bent somehow and the thread was jamming, I fixed it and my tension on the upper is 2 lbs not 6. 2 lbs make more sense to me. Now thats with the tension arm all the way down.

[billymac814]

Another thing that is very important is to make sure your bobbin is wound evenly. If it isn't the thread can get tight and create a lot of tension on the bobbin and the end result is a a knot on the backside of your work instead of being pulled in.

There's nothing wrong with a Boss, once you get the hang of it it is a great machine for its intended use. It's not the end all be all but it will make you lots of money and you'll eventually be able to get something better.