Gave up on the antique Singer; bought refurbed Juki!

[suzelle]

On 5/29/2016 at 8:21 AM, gottaknow said:

Thanks Suzelle! Nice to hear someone reads my rambling. I see you're in the Nortwest. If you're ever over by Spokane, the factory is in Post Falls, ID. Give me a heads up and I'll show you around. 

Regards, Eric 

Eric,

Yes, that would be great! We have a daughter who lives in Idaho, but she's in the process of moving back. Sometimes we do get out that way and will certainly take you up on your invitation. We usually go through Idaho on our way to Montana to visit family. Husband is from Montana and we're due for a visit again soon. Hopefully this summer! Thanks so much Eric!

[suzelle]

On 5/29/2016 at 11:08 AM, Wizcrafts said:

I placed an M bobbin on top of a Juki LU bobbin to see the difference. It amounts to about 2mm smaller diameter and just about 1mm thinner inside. The LU bobbin probably can hold about 20% more thread.

20% more is a big difference when you are sewing fast down long sections! Lately I have been winding my own bobbins, I have about a dozen of them and just do a little work ahead of time loading, then I don't have to worry when I am in the middle of a project. Pre-wound bobbins are nice, but I haven't made the investment in those for a while and ran out of the colors I used the most, white and black. Will have to remember to buy more. I think pre-wounds are a little tighter than I can wind them myself and I get a little more mileage out of those, so it seems.