Suesquilts Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 My bobbin winder doesn't work for me most of the time. It (and Me!) are brand new, so it should work perfectly. I must be doing something wrong, but darn if I can figure out what! I put the bobbin on the bobbin winder, turned it on, pusheed the thingy over and the bobbin wound nicely. I did it once more. Very nice. The next 10 times I tried, nothing would happen. The motor whirred, the wheel spun, but the bobbin stayed still and would not wind. My son got it to wind, finally, and wound several for me. Days later I tried to wind more bobbins. One wound. After that, it just sat there for five or six tries. Then suddenly, it started turning, wound a tiny bit on the outside then jumped inside and wound another bobbin. After that, nothing again. It was suggested on another board that I widen the split a tiny bit to keep the bobbin on better. I did try very gently to do so last night, but it didn't seem to work. It is still acting very iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Hi Sue, Yes, make sure that the bobbin is fitting on the spool snug. If it slips of you can spin it freely on the spindle, than you do need to seperate it some more so that the bobbins won't slip and therefore will wind properly. Check your bobbins too, if you have some that slip and some that are tight, you may have some bad bobbins. If this is the case and you got them from us, please call us and we can replace them for you. Good luck! Mark APQS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rooster Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Sue, I have had the same problem with some of my plastic bobbins and the problem was just as Mark described. Some of them were too loose on the spindle. I now use a tiny piece of batting on the spindle that fills the bobbin hole just enough to fit snugly. Sounds funny but it works. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary S Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Jean -- Thanks much for that advice. This is something I will try next time I wind bobbins. Some bobbins work very well and I had finally realized lately that it was those that are slightly looser that don't. I hadn't thought of trying batting to make them fit better. It's sure nice to have access to other people's ideas here. Mary Smart Vermillion SD:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suesquilts Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Yes, Mark, I did get them from APQS. I will check them again. Maybe it is the bobbins that are the problem instead of the winder. Thanks to everyone for the replys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Question - I'm having the opposite problem. The 18 new bobbins I have - not a single one will fit on the little post for winding. The one on the machine (when it was shipped) slides on and off smoothly so I would doubt it's the post. However, 18 bad bobbins? Has anyone experienced this? Thanks - and Happy Holidays. Kathy A (Brand Spankin New Liberty User) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay M. Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I have several bobbins that are too loose. I add a touch of nail polish inside the hole, wait for it to dry, and the problem is solved. Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrogers Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hi Kathy Congratulations on your new Liberty!! I just love mine to death!!! Regarding the bobbins being too loose...to fix this insert a slotted screw driver on the post that the bobbins slide onto and give it a SLIGHT twist. This will open up the post and the bobbins will now fit the post. Just do this a little at a time to avoid snapping the post in 2. Hope this helps...Happy Holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Thanks for all these troubleshooting posts. Can figure out most things based on everyone's feedback. My son fixed the bobbin winder thingee. Happy Day. Kathy A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Wanted to let you know that the temperature affects the bobbins on the winder. I live in chilly new england - where it's been below zero. My studio is only heated when I'm out there and then only enough to be comfortable with a sweater on. Adjusted winder bobbin post and bobbins wound fine last night. Brought it in the nice warm toasty house today to wind bobbins after I had lunch - guess what. The bobbins were all too loose. The warmth must have expaned the metal. Made quite a difference. Guess I'll keep it in one place - out in chill land. Later, Kathy A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonflyquilts Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 I got a little overzelous when I had to open the tension up on my winder. I went down to the garage, while my husband was snoring in the lazyboy, and got a pair of pliers and a charcoal grill lighter. (the ones with the long nose that you use to light your grill, fireplace, candles, etc.) I took the pair of pliers, squeezed the tension back together, then took the lighter and used it to warm up the pin so it would stay, it only takes a few seconds. I did actually loosen it up too much, but then I just took the screwdriver and opened it back up a tad. Please be careful when you are doing this, the oil and the electricity can be dangerous. Now, I am sure the service techs will really appreciate me posting this one, LOL Blessings and hugs Tracey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simone Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Hi Sue, I too had problems with my bobbin when I got my machine this year. The winder would wind but the bobbin would stand still. I thouhgt it was me too. I then adjusted the metal slpit pin where the bobbin sits on(increasing the tension), it worked once but then it stopped turning the bobbin. I then realised the centre hole in the bobbin is too big, I had them replaced by APQS and the new ones work perfectly. I think there was a bad batch. (only a opinion). This is only a thought looking at the way my domestic machine locates the bobbin it wouldn't matter if the hole is slightly bigger, because it is located and the bobbin has to wind anyway. It would be great to have something like that on our bobbin winders. All the best Sue and happy quilting! Simone;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Geary Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Mark, I have a different problem with the most recent batch of bobbins I purchased. Each time I wind a bobbin from this batch, the two disks spread apart a little more. This makes the bobbin too wide to fit in the bobbin case. That is, it goes in but sticks out just a bit so that when I put it in the machine it's too tight and acts like a brake so the bobbin won't spin. I'm not over filling the bobbins. I stop at 3/4 full and still have the problem. I often have to toss bobbins in the trash and I have to keep an unused bobbin handy so I can check the width of a bobbin after I wind it. Have you heard of anyone having a problem similar to this? Any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Pam: I've had this problem too with the bobbins with the holes on one side. I've had to toss quite a few of those. I have never had this problem with the solid sided bobbins. I hope APQS goes back to using the solid sided bobbins soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssissenwein Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I had a different winder problem yesterday. I was winding bobbins with Bottom Line. The bobbin wound nicely but the winder did not shut off until about a bobbins worth of thread had wrapped around the bobbin holder spindle. It happened with several different metal bobbins (I watched it and flicked the switch with the tip of my scissors before I created the huge mess the first one made. Do I need to do something with the little screw next to the switch? Ideas? Thanks Sara S. (learning my Millenium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckirk Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Sara, You probably do need to adjust your winder so that it shuts off when the bobbin is full. It is not a hard adjustment. Loosen the screw and move it around until you find a position that works. Don't be afraid of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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