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Baby Lock bobbin winder Doesn't wind a full bobbin
LaurenEmme   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/13/11 Posts: 173	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/31/12 12:47 PM I have a Baby Lock Ellure Plus (BLR3) and it has never wound a full bobbin. Winds about 3/4 full every time. Not the biggest deal, but it would be nice to get a full bobbin. I haven't found any way to correct this, if it's possible. I don't live close to a dealer, just curious if there's something I'm missing or if that's just the way it is. ------ Bernina 330 BabyLock Ellure Plus BLR3 BabyLock Imagine Singer 221 Singer 237 converted to treadle Singer 27 treadle
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 4982	Login to reply to this post In reply to LaurenEmme << Like this post Date: 10/31/12 1:04 PM The bobbin winder should not stop until the bobbin is full. Be sure the spool is down all the way on the bobbin winder pin. Or, ask BabyLock customer service about this. They may tell you to take it to your nearest BL dealer for service. I do not live close to a BL dealer either, but if there is a problem, you have to do what you have to do. Call ahead and discribe the problem. Then ask if you can make an appointment to have the machine serviced while you wait and save yourself two round trips to the dealer. Another solution that would be about the price of a few gallons of gas, would be to purchase a Sidewinder and use it to wind the bobbins. Sidewinder -- Edited on 10/31/12 1:07 PM --
LaurenEmme   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/13/11 Posts: 173	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattiAnnJ << Like this post Date: 10/31/12 3:55 PM Thanks for the response! The spool is always all the way down, but good to know just in case. I will likely have to make an appt. sometime in the future. ------ Bernina 330 BabyLock Ellure Plus BLR3 BabyLock Imagine Singer 221 Singer 237 converted to treadle Singer 27 treadle
heathergwo Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 11/14/11 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/31/12 10:00 PM I have the Brother twin to the Ellure Plus (Innovis 1250D) and it doesn't FULLY wind the bobbin either. I just assumed this was a little trait among some sm's or this particular brand or something. Mine's usually about 85 - 90% full though, but definitely not FULLY wound like some of my other machines. If this REALLY bothers you, you can either use another machine to wind the bobbins (if you have one) or get that Sidewinder machine (wait for a sale or coupon though). It doesn't really bother me much, so I just ignore it! ------ Brother Innovis 1250D Singer Curvy 8763 Brother 1034D Janome 385.19606 Brother 2340CV
RipStitcher Intermediate Member since 5/28/12 Posts: 1401	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/31/12 10:06 PM My Ellisimo Gold doesn't wind a full bobbin, either... and I haven't really tried to mess with it on my own. Instead, I have wound more embroidery thread bobbins on my Horizon while the EG was chomping away at an embroidery. And on the Horizon, I also changed the setting on the little bumper-do-jobbie that stops the winding - I set it back a little so the bobbins would wind fuller. Just make sure you don't overwind... the edge of the thread layers should never extend past the tops and bottom edges of the bobbin. :) ------ nightowlsally.com On my radar someday: Babylock Serger, and some machine for travel. My dearest wish is to have Bernina come out with a machine that doesn't give me a reason to *not* buy it. 2012: New Elna Lotus (mostly for granddaughter), Red Elna Press, Horizon 7700, Gidget 2 Table, Babylock Ellisimo Gold 1970's: Elna SU62 & ElnaPress
simplystitches Intermediate NY USA Member since 2/12/06 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/31/12 10:57 PM I've got a BLR2 and it doesn't fill the bobbin completely. Never has and I've never thought it was a problem. Thinking back I don't think any machine I've ever owned has completely filled a bobbin. Debbie
LaurenEmme   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/13/11 Posts: 173	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/31/12 11:46 PM Thank you all for your input! Given that I've had the machine for a year, it doesn't really bother me, it has just been one of those things that I've meant to look into to see if there is something I can do to fix it. I should have kept my cheapie Brother machine to wind bobbins for it! I know it wound bobbins full, and my Bernina does too. I'll have to look into the sidewinder, it would be handy to have for the rare brainless moments I have when I don't make sure I have extra filled bobbins when I'm embroidering. ------ Bernina 330 BabyLock Ellure Plus BLR3 BabyLock Imagine Singer 221 Singer 237 converted to treadle Singer 27 treadle
misskira Member since 3/3/12 Posts: 119	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/1/12 0:03 AM Does it have the oval shape stopper? It's easy to unscrew it just a tad and rotate it so it doesn't stop as soon. I did this on mine and like my fuller bobbins.
LaurenEmme   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/13/11 Posts: 173	Login to reply to this post In reply to misskira << Like this post Date: 11/1/12 0:36 AM It does! I will give this a try tomorrow! Thanks :-) ------ Bernina 330 BabyLock Ellure Plus BLR3 BabyLock Imagine Singer 221 Singer 237 converted to treadle Singer 27 treadle
LaurenEmme   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/13/11 Posts: 173	Login to reply to this post In reply to misskira << 1 member likes this. Date: 11/1/12 11:05 AM And that did the trick! Why didn't I think of that before now? Thanks again! ------ Bernina 330 BabyLock Ellure Plus BLR3 BabyLock Imagine Singer 221 Singer 237 converted to treadle Singer 27 treadle

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