I bought a brother se350 refurbished. When I wind the bobbin I expected it to stop automatically when the bobbin is full. Instead, it became more jerky (stop and go) when about 75% is wound. I thought something is wrong, but according to brother, this may be normal:
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only am I supposed to stop the winding process, it says if I don't stop it, it could damage the machine!! What is the use of that oval metal thing next to the bobbin? I thought that was to push the bobbin away and stop the winding when it is full, but all it does is mess up the winding by squeezing the thread toward the top of the bobbin, so that the top 1/3 of the bobbin looks more fully wound that the bottom 2/3.
I'm very surprised this piece of high tech looking sewing machine can't wind a bobbin automatically. How do other sewing machines handle this?
I haven't started sewing yet. I hope there is no more surprises like this.
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hello, a semi-automatic bobbin winder.
on other machines that oval bar would do as you describe ... push the bobbin away from winder when bobbin is full ( that fullness indicator is adjustable by loosen screw , rotate the oval thingy and tighten screw)
**in my reading** ... according to the ce350 bobbin winding instructions, it sounds like you are suppose to iniate the stop bobbin winding when the bobbin winding slows down . I guess the oval just acts as a drag to slow the bobbin down when the thread touches it and then you hit the stop bobbin winder button not wait for it to stop.
on all the machines i use, i usually just eye ball it or stop winding as soon as the thread touches whatever the fullness indicatior thingy happens to be.
I do not like to let the thread get rubbed by those stop winder things as the thread drags and sometimes bunches upand wrinkles arounf the bobbin or it pulls thread tighter in some spots just not worth the extra potential hassle...
None of the machines i own do you fill the bobbin all the way out to the edge of the bobbin (others may know better than me though) in my experience this invites disaster as the thread will slip off and around the edge of the bobbin and cause lots of grief and surprises. This is especially true with slippery nylon and poly threads and not so much with cotton threads.
i usually fill the bobbin out to about 1/8 " - 1/16 " (2-3 mm) from the edge of the bobbin maybe your machine is better and smarter than mine and can fill it more ?
I have a computerized White machine that winds bobbins in a similar manner, and does so nearly perfectly, although, as Robb said, the operator must stop the winding - the machine doesn't do it.
First, I would suggest that you SLOW the speed control down to the SLOWEST speed while winding; this makes a huge difference and is what most manuals call for! Then check the obvious: do you have the correct bobbin, and are you threading it through the guides correctly? Study the instructions a few more times (did you get a DVD with your machine that demonstrates machine operation? I did.), because the most common problem is incorrect threading through the guides.
Are you using high-quality thread? Cheap thread never sews well! HTH!
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