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    Old 10-01-2015, 09:46 AM
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    Default Bobbin Winder on 15 Clone Stops Too Soon

    I have a 15 clone with a "Macys Own Herald" badge. It sews wonderfully with beautiful stitches but when I wind a bobbin the bobbin winder pops up and stops long before the bobbin is fully wound. It is only about 1/3 full when it stops. Is there an adjustment I can make to get it to wind the bobbin more fully?
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    Old 10-01-2015, 10:31 AM
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    most likely. can you post a picture of the bobbin winder unit for your machine?
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    Old 10-01-2015, 01:08 PM
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    There should be an adjustment screw that you can use to back the winder off a little so it won't pop until the bobbin is full.

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    Old 10-01-2015, 01:35 PM
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    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6B...p=docslist_api
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6B...p=docslist_api

    Hopefully this works. Links to pictures of the machine and the bobbin winder.
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    Old 10-01-2015, 02:02 PM
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    My 15 clone is very similar. The bobbin winder area looks identical. The only adjustment I can see is to gently bend the tab that rides on the thread until you can fill your bobbin. Just pull up on it. Mine was fairly easy to bend when I tried. It's possible yours was bumped or bent somehow.
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    Old 10-01-2015, 04:08 PM
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    Originally Posted by Cari-in-Oly
    There should be an adjustment screw that you can use to back the winder off a little so it won't pop until the bobbin is full.
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    Cari, the adjustment screw you refer to, is it the one in the second photo that is just above the tire and left of the handwheel?
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    Old 10-03-2015, 11:40 AM
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    Is that the right bobbin winder tire? It looks thick. There is an adjustment for the bobbin winder.
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    Old 10-03-2015, 11:56 AM
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    The adjustment for the bobbin winder should be somewhere around the thing that says PUSH. Some are a little thumb screw on the top of the thing that says PUSH. I don't see one on your machine but there should be one somewhere.
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    Old 10-03-2015, 04:14 PM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    Is that the right bobbin winder tire? It looks thick. There is an adjustment for the bobbin winder.
    I don't know, perhaps it isn't. It came to me with this tire. The machine had belonged to my friend's grandmother.
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