Help -Please
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Help -Please
This has never happened to me before. I put an empty bobbin in the bobbin winder, pushed the lever down and filled the bobbin with new thread. It stopped, I lifted the lever up, and I cannot pull the bobbin off the bobbin winder. It is a Viking Husqvarna Lily Quilter 545. I thought there was thread wound around the winder, but can't seem to find any. Any suggestions before I take her to the Sewing Machine Doctor?? Please Help.
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Did you by any chance fill the bobbin with nylon thread? I did this once on the Viking 555. The heat generated by winding the thread caused the bobbin to secure itself to the spindle...
I had to break the bobbin to remove it...this was what a SM mechanic told me to do. Just be careful not to break the spindle. It breaks a bit easier if you remove some of the thread....I know, what a waste of thread....but better than a service call.
I had to break the bobbin to remove it...this was what a SM mechanic told me to do. Just be careful not to break the spindle. It breaks a bit easier if you remove some of the thread....I know, what a waste of thread....but better than a service call.
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I did it - I unwound the bobbin and took the bobbin off the spindle, as easy as pie. It's good to know that I need to slow down when filling the bobbin with 100% poly thread. I usually don't buy it, but it was a good deal - little did I know. Thanks again for your help, Susie.
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Plastic bobbins will warp over time and not want to come off after being filled. Slowly winding the bobbins is always best. I just unwind the bobbin until I can safely get it off. Don't want to damage the winding mechanism of your machine. I have Vikings also!
#10
Speed is not always good is what my dealer told me. I have a Viking and when filling it with regular thread, the bobbin was hard to remove. She told me to slow down so now I go about half speed if I need to fill a bobbin. For piecing, I purchased prewound bobbins so I don't have so many to fill!! :-) Happy Quilting!
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