meg Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 hi everybody... i haven't asked this question cause i always seem to be able to figure it out without the towa, and if it ain't broke don't fix it, right? but its been bugging me... rattling around in my head all alone.... and it makes me nervous. have any of you been able to use the towa when setting the bobbin tension using a magna glide? i don't know what i am doing wrong. my number is always so high - even when i fiddle with the screw and get good stitches. when i pull the thread thru the towa, it's so tight it jerks! that towa needle just sits all the way down at the bottom! i loosen the bobbin case screw and the towa needle does not budge. i can achieve a nice stitch....but the towa is of NO USE to me at all. how much do you have to loosen the case screw? i'm afraid to loosen it anymore.... #WIMP# when i run the aluminum bobbin thru it - it works. why not for MG????? i really really really liked being able to test the bobbin after each change. and now i can't. lucky for me those MG bobbins are so darn dependable. but the still uncertain me would like to be able to test between bobbins like i used to. is there anyone out there who can offer advice???? TIA - meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmillie2010 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I finally learned that I can't use the Towa with success on the Delights (Fil-Tec) bobbins because those use the magnetic core. I just remove the spring from one of my bobbin cases, and when I get good tension top (and bobbin, however I can do it) then I save that case for exclusive use with those magnetic bobbins. Take a deep breath, and just let it go. It is what it is, and those Delights will give you great tension once you find that sweet spot. I now only tweak the top tension a bit when using the Fil-Tec Magna-Glide threads. I don't know if this helps you or not, JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I also just use the towa when using a regular bobbin, but I mostly use the magnetic ones and never have tension problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThreads Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Meg I think the bobbin is too full and rubbing the side of the case. I just keep pulling until the guage smooths out. Most of the time I have to pull off five feet or so before the guage smooths out. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I use the Towa with magna-glides. If the gauge is pegging out, something is catching. When you load the case, obviously you must be able to pull the thread through the tension finger. If you can easily do that, and when placing it in the gauge, the thread gets stuck and no amount of tugging will un-stick it--check to see if the thread has fallen off the "shoulder" and is firmly wound around the center spindle of the bobbin. That will stop the spin of the bobbin completely. That happens to me with fully-wound pre-wounds when I take off the outside cardboard. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I usually give my magnetic bobbins a drop test before I put them in the Towa, a: it takes off some of the thread and b: it checks that it is not catching. Often I don't put it in the Towa after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 is the MG supposed to drop slowly like the regular wind your own bobbins i used to use? if i hold the thread tail, my bobbin case just sits there suspended in the air. it doesn't drop even if i jerk it... is this right? should i loosen more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail O Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Meg try putting in one of those plastic (or whatever man-made thing they are) bobbin "Genies" (sp?). It loosens the grip of the magnet a bit and then you don't have to loosen the bobbin tension screw until it's almost falling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Have you tried the magnetic bobbins in a different bobbin case? Does this bobbin case work OK with other threads? I can do a drop test on mine; have no trouble at all with the Towa; just wondering if something is wrong with this bobbin case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoTech Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Make sure that the spring is removed from the bobbin case when using Magna Glide bobbins and set the tension at 200 or 20, which ever Towa you have. I have a seperate bobbin case just for Magna Glides. When our supply of prewound Bottom Line runs out they will be replaced with Magna Glides because the tension is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have to pull a yard or more of the thread out before I feel that I get an accurate reading on the Towa with Magna Glide bobbins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbeaulieu Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Regarding the TOWA, does anyone have the bobbin case with the "pigtail" or "finger"? I contacted TOWA techies and they said the TOWA gauge will not work with these kind of bobbin cases. I could certainly use some advice on this before I go and buy one. Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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