Difference between revisions of "How to Change or Refill the Bobbin"
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===Loading the New Bobbin into the Bobbin Case=== | ===Loading the New Bobbin into the Bobbin Case=== | ||
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| − | ====Step | + | ====Step 1: Hold the bobbin case with the front side down and the opening closest to your body.==== |
[[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Case_Position.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin Case ready to be refilled]] | [[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Case_Position.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin Case ready to be refilled]] | ||
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| − | ====Step | + | ====Step 2: Place the bobbin into the case with the thread coming off to the right==== |
(Thread will be unwinding clockwise, or "making a 'q'") | (Thread will be unwinding clockwise, or "making a 'q'") | ||
[[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Thread_Direction.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin thread should unwind clockwise]] | [[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Thread_Direction.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin thread should unwind clockwise]] | ||
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| − | ====Step | + | ====Step 3: Drop the bobbin into the bobbin case==== |
[[File: Barudan_Bobbin_Drop_In.png|border|500px|left|alt=Pre-wound bobbin Inside Bobbin Case]] | [[File: Barudan_Bobbin_Drop_In.png|border|500px|left|alt=Pre-wound bobbin Inside Bobbin Case]] | ||
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| − | ====Step | + | ====Step 4: Bring the thread through the slit in the edge of the bobbin and under the tension spring until it comes out the opening.==== |
[[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Case_Threading_Hole.png|border|500px|left|alt=Thread passes through the tension spring and then through the hole in the front of the bobbin case.]] | [[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Case_Threading_Hole.png|border|500px|left|alt=Thread passes through the tension spring and then through the hole in the front of the bobbin case.]] | ||
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| − | ====Step | + | ====Step 5: Wind the thread through the metal pigtail on the front of the Bobbin Case.==== |
The pigtail eliminates the need to push the end of the thread through; simply wind it through once. | The pigtail eliminates the need to push the end of the thread through; simply wind it through once. | ||
[[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Threading_Pigtail.png|border|500px|left|alt=Thread passes through Pigtail on Bobbin Case]] | [[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Threading_Pigtail.png|border|500px|left|alt=Thread passes through Pigtail on Bobbin Case]] | ||
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====Bobbin Installation Diagram==== | ====Bobbin Installation Diagram==== | ||
[[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Installation.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin Installation Reference Diagram]] | [[File:Barudan_Bobbin_Installation.png|border|500px|left|alt=Bobbin Installation Reference Diagram]] | ||
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| + | ===Replacing the Bobbin Case in the Bobbin Assembly Arm=== | ||
| + | ====Step 1: Check to be sure that there is no dust or thread inside the shaft of the bobbin book assembly.==== | ||
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Revision as of 22:08, 3 March 2023
You will find a box of pre-wound bobbins on the Bobbin Stand itself or on the storage shelf. If there are fewer than 10 bobbins in this box, please let the PoC know so that more may be ordered. Please do not use bobbins that were not purchased pre-wound on the Barudan.
Contents
- 1 Loading the New Bobbin into the Bobbin Case
- 1.1 Step 1: Hold the bobbin case with the front side down and the opening closest to your body.
- 1.2 Step 2: Place the bobbin into the case with the thread coming off to the right
- 1.3 Step 3: Drop the bobbin into the bobbin case
- 1.4 Step 4: Bring the thread through the slit in the edge of the bobbin and under the tension spring until it comes out the opening.
- 1.5 Step 5: Wind the thread through the metal pigtail on the front of the Bobbin Case.
- 1.6 Bobbin Installation Diagram
- 2 Replacing the Bobbin Case in the Bobbin Assembly Arm
Loading the New Bobbin into the Bobbin Case
Step 1: Hold the bobbin case with the front side down and the opening closest to your body.
Step 2: Place the bobbin into the case with the thread coming off to the right
(Thread will be unwinding clockwise, or "making a 'q'")
Step 3: Drop the bobbin into the bobbin case
Step 4: Bring the thread through the slit in the edge of the bobbin and under the tension spring until it comes out the opening.
Step 5: Wind the thread through the metal pigtail on the front of the Bobbin Case.
The pigtail eliminates the need to push the end of the thread through; simply wind it through once.
Bobbin Installation Diagram
Replacing the Bobbin Case in the Bobbin Assembly Arm
Step 1: Check to be sure that there is no dust or thread inside the shaft of the bobbin book assembly.
