FMQ Tension Gages
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I have a TOWA and I use it all the time. I don't always use the same weight thread on my longarm and once I got the TOWA set at the reading that worked, I just adjust the bobbin tension to that setting and I'm good to go, no matter what thread I've got in the bobbin. I find that when my bobbin tension is set to what the guage says it should be, I rarely have to touch the top tension.
I had my longarm for a few years before I got the TOWA and got along OK, but for me the TOWA is a real "nice to have" notion.
I had my longarm for a few years before I got the TOWA and got along OK, but for me the TOWA is a real "nice to have" notion.
#7
Thanks for the feedback. I find that there is even a difference in tension needed going from a solid color thread to a varigated. I also use a variety of threads and would like to experiment even more. I seem to have to fiddle with it a lot doing it by hand. I will have to think on it some and decide. If I get one, I'll let you all know what I think of them.
#8
The tension gauges allow the quilter to use all kinds of threads on their machines without going to the time to find the right tension the next time. Once you figure out the correct tension and notate it, you simply have to go to that tension range the next time.
Ricci
Ricci
#9
I only use the Towga for my Longarm.I have the smaller bobbin case...once the tension is set I really don't have to keep adjusting it.
The top tension on my machine is easy to adjust and I don't need the gauge to the top tension.
The top tension on my machine is easy to adjust and I don't need the gauge to the top tension.
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