Stonfo Bobbins

[Guest ArtVandelay]

Does anyone use one of these? I keep breaking thread with mine.

[Jayhad]

Duder, is it possible you have worn thread grooves into the thread tube? Not supposed to with the Stonfo, but I guess it could happen or perhaps there is an imperfection in the tube.

Does it happen with all threads, could it be the thread?

 

To test for thread grooves or other imperfections in the thread tube;

put bobbin threader into bobbin

put a peice of cotton ball in a bobbin threader

pull it through

hold up to the light to see if any cotton has snagged inside

 

if you don have a bobbin thread use some fine copper wire doubled over, and if you have no cotton try dubbing

 

I have given up on all my bobbins since I started using the nor-vise bobbin.

[Guest ArtVandelay]

I haven't used it enough to make thread grooves and it broke thread right from the start. Most of the reviews I could find are very positive, though a couple of guys seem to have the same problem. Thanks for the cotton ball tip. I check the guides on my rods that way; never thought to try it with the bobbin. Ill talk to you about the Norvise bobbin when I see you again.

 

 

 

[eatsleapfishrepeat]

had the same thing happen to me with a brand new stonofo bobbin, sliced through everything after a few wraps.

[kurtisma]

I bought a stonfo bobbin and had the exact same results , I have given up on it after trying a few different threads thinking it was thread , I thought I may save it for 3/0 only