Let us know, enquireing minds ya know. Have both spools types but nothing to weigh on. Please.
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Yes, thanks for the tip!!
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Originally Posted by J Miller
(Post 5572504)
I wonder what the actual weight difference is between the plastic and wood spools?
I'll have to figure out a way to weigh some. Joe |
I use cotton thread on a cone with a cone thread stand behind the machine, so I've never had a problem. I also use a spool felt or doily under a regular spool of thread.
Sharon |
Or a jewelers, i know a dollarbill weighs a gram.
Whoda thought a sewing machine would perfer a beautiful wooden spool over a yucky plastic one |
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Gutterman 110yards empty spool: 4g
Old plastic Coats 100 yards empty spool: 5g Old Wood 125 yards empty spool: 6g Old wood larger empty spool (more like a 500odd yards spool) 15g Old wood large "Other" empty spool: 11g I don't currently have an empty large gutterman spool, sorry. All weights are very approximate, it's a little digital kitchen scale. I would love to be able to rewind the old spools. I like the feel of them better too. |
they should have a way to take a big spool of thread and rewind on a smaller wood spool. they make bobbin winders. so why can't someone come up with a spool winder.. ya think:thumbup:
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I betcha that the plastic ones wouldn't be hard to make a winder for, they all have those holes in the top other than the one in the middle for the spool pin. The wood ones,... I think there would be reverse engineering... unless it could clamp onto the bottom circumference?
I keep the old spools around for winding on weird threads that I find, or the bits from higher end shirts, etc. edit: I almost forgot: Canadian Quarter: 5g |
Great tip thanks.
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I'm going to try it on my Spartan - that machine eats thread at the top - I don't know why yet... Maybe this is it!
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