witha'K'quilting Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 curious...when you use the superbob prewound bobbins...do you remove the paper sides? or remove the bobbin spring? how do you use them so that the thread pulls off the bobbin smoothly? i received several of these prewounds when i bought Toad...and have never used them. i just want to give them a go...and can't for the life of me figure out how to use them. i feel silly asking. thanks for all help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Kristina, I use the Bobbin Genie's and no spring. I only take the side off that goes into the bobbin first. Sometimes I have the thread unwinding the wrong way and don't see it until I start to put it into the bobbin case, so have to pull the other side off. It doesn't seem to matter on my Lenni. I've also done the same in my Viking with no problems in piecing. You might want to try it out on a couple scraps and see what your machines like. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 If they are the superbobs from Superior you just pop them in the bobbin case like the ones you wind yourself. You will need to adjust the tension on the bobbin case. I leave the paper sides on. Easy peasy!! If you try the magna glides from Filtec (with the magnetic core) then you remove the backlash spring from inside the bobbin case as the magnet does the same job as the spring. I have three bobbin cases that I switch out quickly depending on what type of bobbin I am using and then I don't have to mess with adjusting tension other than very minor tweaks. One bobbin is for the ones I wind myself, one for the prewound superbobs, and one for magna glides (without the spring). I love how well our APQS machines work with all different types of bobbins/threads!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I use superbobs just like Lucy. Paper on and spring in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I feel the superbobs are wound too tight, and have to loosen off the bobbin tension as I get railroad tracks when I use them. Is this a common problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 It is not that they are wound too tight. The weight of the bobbin also plays in the tension factor. ie. if you have bottom line wound on a steel bobbin or an aluminum bobbin, the tension will be different for each type of bobbin. The cardboard bobbin has virtually no weight to it, so with the bottom line on these, you really need to loosen the tension on the case. Do a drop test with bottom line wound onto all three types of bobbins and you will see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I also use them with spring and paper on. As Patti said, the paper bobbin is lighter, so I set a bobbin case for the super bobs and keep a super bob in it all the time so I know which one it is. Actually I have bobbin cases pre-set for all the kinds of bobbins I use.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks all. I have 4 bobbin cases so keeping them separate for different bobbins shouldnt be a problem. I can mark them. I wil give it a go..and loosen tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I run them paper on spring out. Bobbin drop about 4 inches. Works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I use paper on / spring in. I have a bobbin to keep for Magna Glides and another for Super Bobs. Tension is set for each one and I have had no trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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