Hi Genie Near as I can tell the thread coasters are to help support the small spools of thread on the posts. I, like you, looked for the REAL answer and this is all I could figure. Larry -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gzenowich@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:55 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: bobbin screws Hi, Fellow Amaya Freaks! (by the way, what are the thread coasters for? It doesn't tell us in anything we've been able to find, and the thread seems to be just fine without them. They're listed as a part to purchase, so I'm assuming they must have a purpose!) Thanks, ever so much, Genie Zenowich Blackhurst Needleworx & Imaging Columbus, Ohio