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    Old 06-02-2017, 01:18 PM
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    Is there an advantage to the spindle being one way or the other? I have had both, and found that my old Singer would catch the thread on the spool sometimes. My Brother SQ9000 has a spindle that stands up and I like this better. Which side of the street are you on?
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    Old 06-02-2017, 01:33 PM
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    when i use my horizontal thread holder i must watch which cap i slip on to hold it into place. sometimes if too small and the cap has a bur on it, thread catches. Otherwise it is fine. No problems with vertical so far. either using the spot on the top of the machine or use my thread holder with arm on the table behind the machine.
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    Here I am commenting on something that I don't exactly understand. The way the thread holder is oriented has to do with tension. Some machines are made to turn the spool to take the thread off the spool (upright). Others are made to spin the thread off the spool without turning the spool (sideways). It has to do with the way the machine was designed to work.

    I know that's kind of vague, but that's how I understand it.

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    While perusing the site for Superior Threads, I read or watched a video, that spools that are wound crisscross do better on the horizontal spoolholder while spools that are wound straight, do better on the vertical. So I've tried to go by that, seems to be working.
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    Which spool pin to use, or to use a thread stand, depends on what type of thread spool you use. If your thread is cross wound, you use the horizontal spool pin or a stand alone thread stand. You want the thread to come off the spool from the top without the spool itself moving. If your thread is straight wound so the spool itself spins as the thread unwinds, then you need to use the vertical spool pin on your machine or a thread stand like this - https://allstitch.net/product/the-th...aptor-5861.cfm

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    Old 06-02-2017, 02:12 PM
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    Originally Posted by bkay
    Here I am commenting on something that I don't exactly understand. The way the thread holder is oriented has to do with tension. Some machines are made to turn the spool to take the thread off the spool (upright). Others are made to spin the thread off the spool without turning the spool (sideways). It has to do with the way the machine was designed to work.

    I know that's kind of vague, but that's how I understand it.

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    It's not really about how the machine works, it's about how the thread is wound on the spool. See my previous post.

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    Thanks, Cari.

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    Old 06-02-2017, 04:54 PM
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    I just use it the way the manuel says to do it, mine only go one way.
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    Old 06-02-2017, 08:21 PM
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    I have a heavy duty Singer and it has a horizontal thread holder. It also has a vertical one, but I only use that when I fill the bobbin. I use thread that is wound straight. I've never noticed any issues.
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    Thread use to be wound stacked on the spool so the vertical was the standard. Now the new threads are crosswound. A twist will form in the thread if criss crossed thread is unwinding from a vertical spool. If you are having thread issues that is one thing to check. Here is demo of the twist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnO5K6AA2sY
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