Is anyone using the magnetic bobbins? I've a friend who recommended them to me. He uses the older Melco machines. I tried them on the Amaya and they seem to work great. Jean --- "E. Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx> wrote: > You bet. > Ed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linen > Barn > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 6:06 PM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Bobbins - Good Deal ? > > > Ed, > > Your fine. giving info on good deals from venders is fine. > If you were for > example to ask for a quote on 50 patches from someone on the > list any > responses I would like to see go private e-mail, stuff like > that. > > Aaron Sargent > The Linen Barn > linen@xxxxxxxxxxx > Medford, Oregon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E. Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:43 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Bobbins - Good Deal ? > > > > Hey guys, > > Just wanted to share in that the Embroidery Store has > Signature polyester > > continuous filament bobbins on sale for only 24.75 a case. > Usually they > > are > > around 36.49, I think. Can't say I've used them myself but > I have seen a > > lot of customers using them with success. Figured for the > price, I'd give > > them a try. (www.embstore.com) > > > > Hey Aaron, does this cross the line with regards to the > rules of the Amaya > > list? If so, please disregard the above mentioned and I > won't do this > > again. Also, I have no affiliation with these people, just > simply been > > turned on to them recently by a customer of mine. > > > > Ed > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rod or > Sharon > > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:02 PM > > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Color display error in Amaya OS > v5.07.043 > > > > > > I monitor another embroidery list (different machine) and > wanted to share > > with you a post--we use Neb > > bobbins (plastic sided) and love them. Just wanted any > input from the > > rest > > of the group > > on the comment below: > > Sharon > > > > Recently I did a test on 3 different types of Bobbins on a > new 6hd > > M-Series > > machine. The three Bobbins were Magnetic, Coates Trusew Poly > (132 yards), > > and > > some Plastic Sided bobbins. First thing I would like to > state is that > > tension > > has a lot to do with how your bobbins run. What I did notice > is that with > > the > > plastic sided bobbins your tension has to be pretty close to > perfect, > > there > > is > > little room for the tensions to be off. I did notice there > were definitely > > more > > thread breaks with the plastic sided bobbins as well. The > Coates and > > Magnetic > > Bobbins ran a lot smoother and the consistency was very > close with maybe a > > little advantage for the Magnetic but not a noticeable > difference. > > > > This is what got me. Out of all the runs I did the plastic > bobbins > > (30-35,000 > > stitches) ran out first and then the magnetic bobbins > (50-55,000 stitches) > > and > > then the Coates (55-60,000 stitches). Even though the Coates > had less > > yards > > (3 > > yards per bobbin to be exact) of bobbin than the magnetic > bobbins, they > > still > > lasted longer (I even had a Coates bobbin last over 62,000 > stitches). This > > was > > the same on all the runs I did while switching the bobbins > to different > > heads > > for each run. Of course I was able to run all 3 types of > bobbins to the > > core > > because of the bobbin sensors however, on the plastic sided > bobbins I did > > see > > some inconsistencies on some but no all in the winding of > the bobbin when > > it > > got lower into the bobbin. > > > > My conclusion, Coates 132 yard bobbins seem to work the best > for the > > money. > > Even though the magnetic bobbins ran just as good, they did > not last as > > long > > and only come 100 to a box (with no sides so the do unravel > some) as > > opposed > > to > > 144 in a box you get from Coates. So I figure by using the > Coates 132 yard > > bobbins you will get roughly about 2,920,000 more stitches > per box over > > the > > magnetic bobbins (100 x 5000 plus 44 x 55,000) which > appears to be the > > best > > bang for your buck.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >