help with bobbins pls
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help with bobbins pls
I've only recently begun collecting vintage machines. I have a couple 66's and 15's. I think I got the bobbins mixed up when I was cleaning the machines. Now I need a bobbin and I don't know which to use. Are the ones with 4 holes (per side) the same size as the ones with one hole? They look interchangeable to me.
THANKS!
THANKS!
#5
These are both 15 bobbins - and lined up with a 66 in the middle. The 15 does have flat sides, the 66 has a bit of a curve.
The 66 will fit in the 15 bobbin case, but there is a lot of room for side to side movement, I would expect that would cause tension issues. Maybe not though, I've not tired it.
The 66 will fit in the 15 bobbin case, but there is a lot of room for side to side movement, I would expect that would cause tension issues. Maybe not though, I've not tired it.
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Thanks everyone. Looks like what I have is 66 bobbins. I thought it had way too much wiggle room in the bobbin case (on my 15). I'll have to keep looking for the right bobbins, or go buy some .
#7
Oh, now I'm totally going to have to try. I know you can use an L bobbin in many 15 machines, it just holds less - in theory (i.e. a prewound L likely holds more than a machine wound 15, but a machine wound L likely holds less than a machine wound 15. )
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My wife used both class 15 and class 66 bobbins in her Bernina930 Record. She said it made no difference. I've tried it in several Singers and clones that use the class 15s and the class 66 bobbins have worked in all of them.
I don't do it as a rule, but when I run out of bobbin and there sits a full one, well .................
Joe
I don't do it as a rule, but when I run out of bobbin and there sits a full one, well .................
Joe
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My wife used both class 15 and class 66 bobbins in her Bernina930 Record. She said it made no difference. I've tried it in several Singers and clones that use the class 15s and the class 66 bobbins have worked in all of them.
I don't do it as a rule, but when I run out of bobbin and there sits a full one, well .................
Joe
I don't do it as a rule, but when I run out of bobbin and there sits a full one, well .................
Joe
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