Originally Posted by
Toni C
My side winder doesn't wind it tight enough for my longarm I have to hold the thread with my fingers to put enough drag on it
You know you can tighten down the tension knob (that the thread goes around)? And when the winding automatically stops, just flip back the guide arm and hold the power button down manually to get the bobbin to it's fullest. I love mine..sometimes I grab and let the battery do the job; but if I want to wind a lot of bobbins, I do it electrically.