Originally Posted by
ghostrider
I have yet to be convinced that it makes any difference so long as the foot is raised to release all resistance as the thread passes between the tension discs. If the tension discs are disengaged, how can something as thin as a piece of thread passing untouched between them cause a problem?
I am with you on this issue. If fact I have a machine that is 60 plus years old and can tell you the thread was never removed from the spool end and no damage was ever done. I can understand if the foot in down so the disks are together ... it would damage... but its also much harder to pull the thread in any direction when the foot is down.