Looking for Nelco bobbins
06-03-2023, 06:32 PM
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Looking for Nelco bobbins
Hi everyone, I am a newbie to this forum and I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have a Nelco sewing machine, gifted to me in the 1980s, Model SZA-221F. It came with 4 metal bobbins, and I lost one, so now have only 3. I have hunted everywhere for bobbins that will fit this machine, with no success. The bobbins measure 21 mm in diameter, 7 mm high, and they are very slightly convex. Does anyone know what type of bobbin matches those measurements? Thanks in advance for any info you can give me.
06-03-2023, 08:23 PM
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Welcome to Quilting Board. Those measurements don't match up with the dimensions of what I believe was the bobbin used for Nelco machines. Is this the only machine you have? According to https://www.sewingparts.co.uk/machines/nelco-221.html it would take class 15 bobbins.
Here are some information about bobbins and their measurements are:
https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bl...y-sewist-know/
https://www.singer.com/sewing-resour...e-bobbin-guide
https://www.superiorthreads.com/educ...pes-and-styles
However, I did find https://tv-sewingcenter.com/general/...-right-bobbins where
Gail stated
Although, I'm not particularly impressed with many of the responses to the comments on that page.
Since you have had the machine that long, I'm going to guess that you have used those bobbins during that time and they actually work with your machine. Perhaps if you post a picture of your machine, the bobbins that you have been using and the bobbin area, it would help identify the correct bobbins.
We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. As shown at Standard Sewing Machine Co. Paragon
I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg
Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?
Another way to post pictures can be found at 2021/2022, 2.5” Birthday Swap
And how to use an ipad to post pictures can be found at Uploading photos
Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.
Some additional notes -
The photos generally need to be reduced to less than 2MB in size. I have heard of people sending an email to themselves as it will ask if you want to reduce the size. I have an android phone and when I tried to reply on Quilting Board while in mobile view None of the options for adding pictures was available. However, there is an option down at the bottom left of the page that is for "Full Site" when I tapped on "Full Site" It then looked like the way it looks on my lap top. So it would have the Red Reply and the Go Advanced options.
Do Not Preview post.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Not affiliated with off-site link(s)
Here are some information about bobbins and their measurements are:
https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/bl...y-sewist-know/
https://www.singer.com/sewing-resour...e-bobbin-guide
https://www.superiorthreads.com/educ...pes-and-styles
However, I did find https://tv-sewingcenter.com/general/...-right-bobbins where
Gail stated
I need a bobbin for a Nelco zigzag machine model SZA- 221F. I HAVE TRIED CLASS 66 AND 15 BUT they DO NOT WORK.
Since you have had the machine that long, I'm going to guess that you have used those bobbins during that time and they actually work with your machine. Perhaps if you post a picture of your machine, the bobbins that you have been using and the bobbin area, it would help identify the correct bobbins.
We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. As shown at Standard Sewing Machine Co. Paragon
I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg
Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?
Another way to post pictures can be found at 2021/2022, 2.5” Birthday Swap
And how to use an ipad to post pictures can be found at Uploading photos
Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
Click on red "Reply" button
Click on the paper clip icon
Click browse - choose picture/s. (only 5 allowed per post)
Once they show up as being loaded, Scroll over to the right side and click on "Upload"
After the pictures show up as being attached, you can close that window and go back to the screen to finish posting your post.
Some additional notes -
The photos generally need to be reduced to less than 2MB in size. I have heard of people sending an email to themselves as it will ask if you want to reduce the size. I have an android phone and when I tried to reply on Quilting Board while in mobile view None of the options for adding pictures was available. However, there is an option down at the bottom left of the page that is for "Full Site" when I tapped on "Full Site" It then looked like the way it looks on my lap top. So it would have the Red Reply and the Go Advanced options.
Do Not Preview post.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Not affiliated with off-site link(s)
06-04-2023, 04:58 AM
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Here is a page that describes and has photographs of most common bobbins. If it is Class 15, they are available everywhere they sell sewing supplies (Jo Anns) as well a Amazon and maybe even Walmart..
bkay
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06-04-2023, 07:36 AM
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https://www.sewingparts.co.uk/machines/nelco-221.html Do these look like the ones you're trying to track down?
the 221F may be different as the bobbins on this page are only 11 mm high according to the picture on the bobbin link.
The Nelco history page says that they are copies of Necchi and Elna machines and the ebay and amazon folks sell the necchi bobbins for elna and nelco machines. That doesn't mean they are really going to work for you if your bobbin is 7 mm high. Here's the history page I was looking at: https://sewingiscool.com/nelco-sewing-machine-history/
the 221F may be different as the bobbins on this page are only 11 mm high according to the picture on the bobbin link.
The Nelco history page says that they are copies of Necchi and Elna machines and the ebay and amazon folks sell the necchi bobbins for elna and nelco machines. That doesn't mean they are really going to work for you if your bobbin is 7 mm high. Here's the history page I was looking at: https://sewingiscool.com/nelco-sewing-machine-history/
Last edited by ibex94; 06-04-2023 at 07:50 AM.
06-04-2023, 08:01 AM
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https://silverbobbin.com/nelco-sewing-machine-models/ -- here's another history page. Interesting history on this machine! Do you have the manual for it? Does it mention bobbins?
