This is the stand I have also, I love it!

I get the thread feeding well and thread extra bobbins. Then I use bobbins for both top and bobbin thread. Placing an extra felt pad on top of the upper bobbin to prevent it from spinning to fast and getting the thread tangled. When sewing away from home, it is much easier to travel with extra bobbins than cones of thread.

Just drop the cone into a heavy glass and let'er rip. Also, tape a safety pin, round hole up, sticking slightly above the head of your machine and thread your thread through the hole. Then thread your machine as usual. That will make for a smoother stitching off the cone. If you are ever in Gastonia, NC, go to Mary Jo's and purchase f thread stand cheaper.

I put the cone in a coffee cup and I tale a small closed safety pin upside down on the end by the flywheel to create a guide for the thread so it does not get caught in the wheel. It will add a little more tension on the thread but you can adjust your bread tension on the machine.

If you have some plastic straws lying around, see if it fits over your spool pin. If it does, cut it down to the size you need. For my thread racks, I had some of the larger cones and used these plastic straws to fit. Cheap way of using what you have around the house.

If I need some kind of guide for the thread, I tape a large paper clip somewhere on the machine to help guide the thread.

I use the glue for binding as well as for when I need a perfect nesting with some blocks. Pins seem to always move a titch over when I sew over the spot. Glueing it seems to hold it in place and I don't have to remove pins while stitching.

cone thread for sewing
 

I use cone thread often for sewing. Just remember it's lighter weight (2 ply I think) than regular thread so less durable, but for most things it's fine-use regular bobbin thread. If you have a small empty thread spool you can put that on the spindle and then put the cone over it :). It keeps it from wobbling. If your thread rack dowels are too short for the cones cut drinking straws and slip over the dowels. Also works if you want to store bobbins with their thread spool or put 2 small spools of the same color together on the rack. :). Have fun sewing.

I use an empty cd case (or mug) and a safety pin. Here's a blog post of how I've set it up:
http://blog.ajpadilla.com/2010/09/11...-thread-stand/

That's the one I use, too. It isn't all that different from the one SKITTL1321 showed just before your post. :)