bobbin winder. Is it worth it?
12-31-2011, 05:28 AM
#42
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Northern California
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Hey all you Viking owners the pink bobbin winder works with the green bobbins. You have to put the bobbin on upside down for the thread to wind in the correct direction but it works great. It is a snug fit so you get a good fill. I too didn't see the purpose of one until my winder on my machine broke and after spending over a hundred dollars to get it fixed it didn't tension wind properly. Pink winder to the rescue and now I love it.
12-31-2011, 05:38 AM
#43
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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Glad to hear so many success stories on this. I got one a few years ago (Simplicity from JoAnns) & could not return it fast enough. Vibrated all over the place and sloppy winding too. Maybe they have improved...or its operator error :-) Regina
12-31-2011, 05:51 AM
#44
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12-31-2011, 06:00 AM
#48
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Location: Lapeer, Michigan
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Hey all you Viking owners the pink bobbin winder works with the green bobbins. You have to put the bobbin on upside down for the thread to wind in the correct direction but it works great. It is a snug fit so you get a good fill. I too didn't see the purpose of one until my winder on my machine broke and after spending over a hundred dollars to get it fixed it didn't tension wind properly. Pink winder to the rescue and now I love it.
Another reason I like the winder is winding the bobbin thread for machine embroidery. It is so thin and when you go too fast on your machine, it creates heat which warpes the plastic bobbin and you cannot get it off the machine. That is not a problem is your bobbin is metal. With the sidewinder, I don't have this problem.
When I had this happen the first time, I took my machine to a dealer to find out why, when it happened again, I switched to the sidewinder.
Jean
12-31-2011, 06:34 AM
#49
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
Posts: 3,563
Although I'm a gadget lover, this one doesn't do a thing for me. Instead, buy extra bobbins and fill a bunch all at once. I usually have several in taupe, plus a few in black, grey, white and cream.
12-31-2011, 06:39 AM
#50
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 70
I love using mine as my machine has decided it doesn't like to wind bobbins. I do put my finger lightly on the bobbin as it is winding and I get a lot more thread on it that way. They work just fine in my old Pfaff.
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