[amayausers] Re: magna-glide bobbin
- From: "Steve Cohen" <steve20832@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:26:17 -0500
My parents used the cardboard sided bobbins for many years. When I took over
thier business they have some sideless bobbins that they never used so I
tried them. I have nothing but tension problems, threw them all away. I went
back to cardboard sided ones since those seem to work best for my machine. I
do keep black and white bobbins in stock and use the black bobbins on dark
clothing in case the tension goes off a little, it isn't that noticable as a
white bobbin (unless it is white thread).
From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: magna-glide bobbin
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:14:27 -0500
Here here on the bobbins rolling across the floor!
I've never tried the NEBs, just the Coats.
We did try the Melcomart 'generics' once-never again.
Black has been almost as bad-very inconsistent thread
but that's a problem with almost any black material also.
Since we have had little problem since using the auto tension
with bobbins, we stayed with the coats and have a box of the
magnetic white on hand for trouble causing material.
I noticed the huge difference in stitch count per bobbin on
the larger designs we seem to run a lot-so my wife prefers not
to be changing the bobbin so often and hence the Coats over the
magnetic ones.
Back over a year ago melco techs were really against the magnetic
bobbins, even though Melco supplied them. Maybe whatever
objections they had have been dealt with because I haven't seen
any posts 'against' the magnetics.
I can see staying with all magnetics...handy not to have to doublecheck
tension with the 'drop' test on every change.
Just a cost factor on our end, that's all.
Maybe if they run a sale and the price comes down, or another supplier
pops up with a lower price I'd switch them all over.
Never know!
Roland
On Nov 9, 2006, at 11:55 AM, Kushnerick wrote:
> Hi Roland
>
> As embroiderers, we all know that proper thread tensions start with
> the
> bobbin and because of this, a smooth consistent running bobbin is
> essential to high quality stitching [regardless of machine brand].
>
> With this in mind, some time ago we started testing prewound bobbins
> [tension gauge and test designs] to find out which bobbins worked best
> for us and our machine. This was not any high tech lab test process
> and
> I am certainly not suggesting that it is the definitive answer to
> which
> prewound bobbins are the best BUT for us and our machine, the most
> consistent smooth running bobbins were [in no special order] 1) the
> magna-glides [sideless] 2) the NEB's [plastic side] and 3) the
> Coats Tru-Sew [paper side].
>
> Now some machines seem to prefer one type of bobbin [sideless, plastic
> or paper sides] over another but in our case, the machine doesn't
> really
> seem to care so we are free to use any type we like. We are getting
> ready to order more black bobbins [we use black 3 to 1 over white] and
> will probably go with the magna-glides over NEB's or Tru-Sew ..... and
> the only real reason is that with the magnet, the bobbin doesn't fall
> out of the bobbin case and go rolling across the floor with me on my
> ands and knees chasing it.
>
> Have a great day.
>
> Bob
>
>
> .
>
> Roland R. Irish III wrote:
>
>> some techs are dead set against the magnetic, others say they are
>> okay.
>> Amaya users seem to have the same thoughts-you either love them or
>> hate them.
>> Here's what I found...
>> yes, the magnetic bobbins work great-no problems with loose tension,
>> better for fine detail
>> You can buy them anywhere, even MelcoMart has them...#17055
>>
>> But, when you do the math, they cost more and have less footage per
>> spool.
>> You are only talking pennies per sewout though.
>> We save them for problem sewouts, don't use them for everything.
>> What we DID learn was to stay away from 'generic' or low price
>> bobbins...
>> nothing but trouble with them!
>>
>> Roland
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