Long Arm quilters, your opinion please if you use a stand alone bobbin winder, is it a nice to to have, to need to have or a must have?


thanks!

I think it's a must-have item. I use one cone of thread for the bobbin winder and one is on my machine. I have control over the thread tension on the stand-alone bobbin winder.

I agree.

I agree, it's a must-have.

Must have!

ok, must haves have spoken. thank you!

Must have, those bobbin winders that is a part of the LA quilting machine, when you move fast and sew fast the bobbin winds fast and is tighter than when you sew slow, the tension of the thread is not the same throughout the bobbin.

Absolutely, must have.

mine is stand alone and I love it. I really value the fact that it is on its own and not an integral part of my machine. Just my opinion and I am sure others will say the opposite but mine is great. two cones of thread one for the machine one for the bobbin and off we go!!!!!!!

Definitely a must have. Mine came with the longarm.

I agree - mine came with my longarm also.

I agree! I use the same one I use for my sewing machines.

I use the bobbin winder on the side of the machine.

My Gammill's have built-in bobbin winders. I don't use the stand alone. :)

I couldn't do without mine.

My Crown Jewel doesn't have a built-in winder. It came with a stand alone. Love it! As others have stated, one cone on the bobbin winder and one on my machine.

The Avante didn't come with a built in bobbin winder. It came with a stand alone winder. The stand alones put less stress on the actual machine. Bobbins wind at a higher RPMs than the sewing RPMs. You are actually saving the life of the machine by winding the bobbins separately.

Just posted this a couple of days ago...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-136113-1.htm

I agree totally and do the same.

Alphasew winder for M bobbins
 

I have a Alphasew to wind M size and it is the worst I have had awhile and don't use it. One day I asked my husband for an opinion and when he looked at it he noticed the motor that turns the bobbin winder was off center and the winders rubber wheel was not in the center of the wheel that controls the winding. Adjusted which makes the winder run correctly. The bobbins do not wind evenly and there is no one who will tell which way to adjust the part that supposedly makes the bobbin wind evenly, the videos on u-tube do not give this instruction regarding this issue. Cannot find who makes this it is like someone makes these in there garage and they are not cheep in 2011 I paid $89.00. Need suggestion for a good winder for M bobbins.

One came with my longarm and I find I can rewind my bobbins for my sewing machines on it too. That's a plus if ever the bobbin winder on the sewing machines dies on me. I also can adjust the tension on my bobbin winder too.

does it wind m size bobbins?

I use an Innova bobbin winder for my Innova longarm. A couple of my friends who also have it don't like it, but I've never had any problems. I believe most longarm manufacturers make bobbin winders for the M bobbins.

I agree it’s a must- have item. Mine came with my long arm.

Right on - Must Have!

The stand alone bobbin winder that I purchased is from www.fancyquilt.com is called a K-Kraft Super WInder. It is a great machine and I wind all my bobbins on it. It will wind featherweight bobbins, regular sewing machine bobbins and size M bobbins for our longarms. It is one of my best purchases and it's made by the owner of FancyQuilt right here in the USA!