shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I just got my used Millie from APQS later this year. It\'s a 2004 and has the on board bobbin winder that fell apart the first time I used it. I called Amy and she sent me out a new part (the little black box with the lever and the brass screw). The first time I used it the little brass screw fell off. I put it back on and it only stays on when I stop the winder and keep screwing it back in. I\'ve only wound 2 bobbins this way because the screw won\'t stay in. I really want to use this winder, but that\'s a total hassle. Anyone know what to do to keep the little screw in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi Jeanne, Go to the hardware store and get some blue Loctite. It is a liquid that you will put a dab on the screw threads and then screw it in. Let it dry and set up, this will gum up the threads so the screw won\'t vibrate back out. Let us know if you need anything. Take Care, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Jeanne, I used to have a pair of glasses that had a screw that would drop out. I finally screwed it in place and then dabed the top with clear nail polish. It never came out again. PamelaA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks Mark!!! I\'ll try that! Thanks also, Pamela! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 If it were me...I would throw it as far as I could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Mary Beth: I thought you used yours. Do you have a screw loose too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Let me rephrase that: Do you have trouble with your little brass screw also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Originally posted by shadows4 Mary Beth: I thought you used yours. Do you have a screw loose too? Jeanne...I thought you worded that very well......;) it does take one to know one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 ROFLOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Uh Oh! You\'ve figured me out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 As a matter of fact....my on board bobbin winder works very well, and all screws are secure....there!! It\'s the rest of me that scares me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I\'m with Mary Beth, just throw that puppy! er...loose screw....being PC here, don\'t want everyone hidin\' the puppys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadows4 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Oopsy! I\'ve been throwing the wrong thing! Been wondering why my dogs stay away now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Jeanne, Your dogs wouldn\'t stay away if you beat them...they are babies that love everyone...no way could you throw them and get them to stay away!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliagraves Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 My bobbin winder isn\'t loose, but every now and then the thread hops off the bobbin and winds around the stem until I say to myself - wow, that\'s been winding a long time and notice it.... extremely irritating and a waste of a lot of thread. Any ideas on how to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I stand there and watch it...talk about a waste of time!! At first I pick things up, put things away, but I don\'t get far away. Supposedly you can tighten the screws either on the black box or the tiny ones that hold the post...and that should help. Since I have never loosed those screws I have never tried to tighten them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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