Originally Posted by
wishfulthinking
I know it isn't 100% necessary, but if I can get it totally, totally working I'd like to. Makes me feel powerful, I guess!
That's what I'd be aiming for too, but if you need to wind a bobbin you don't have to stop the needle to do it. For example, you might want to give the Tri-flow time to work its way into threads but not let it stop you from using the winder. It also shows the machine that its tantrum doesn't bother you