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I was tying up some jigs the other day and as I was wrapping the thread around the head, the thread kept breaking, does anyone have any idea why it is doing this. I also noticed that it is a little stiff in pulling thread out. Is there any way to adjust the tension on the bobbin? any advice is greatly appreciated.
i dont know what kind of bobbin you got but ceramic will help with the thread breaking and use 210 denier flat wax nylon thread works well for me
Some bobbins there is a way to adjust the pressure, but on regular one only pull them apart some to loosen it. Rite & Stonfo both make adjustable bobbins, but they area not cheap.
I also use mostly 210 Flat waxed thread by Danville, but at time I use 140 and always use waxed. I don't care for Uni for the most part. I do use some of their 6/0 for color, but have to adjust how I tie too.
Or you could do like like the Redman does at times that is tie with A thread. That stuff is like rope compared to 210 denier waxed. On crappie jigs some times a couple of wraps is all it takes. But I think that you have a small nick or burr on one end of you bobbin tube. You might have to use a magnifying glass or loupe to tell for sure. You can take care of it with a small piece of sandpaper or Just a thought but a old fashion typewriter eraser pencil.
Redman
Ceramic bobbin and flat waxed nylon does a wonderful job for me. You can apply great tension with it.
140 flat waxed is all I use. You may be seeing either a bad spool or have a tiny nick in your bobbin. Run a cotton ball over the top and see if snags the cotton. If you are not using waxed thread you can not pull as hard. Sometimes it is just a matter of getting heavy handed.
If it's not the bobbin it's the man behind the vice putting too much pressure on the thread.
Like the others don't know what type bobbin your using - If just one of the old brass/metal ones check to see if theres a burr in it that's causing your thread to break.
Make sure that your thread hasn't wrapped around the side of the bobbin arm.
Be careful when pulling the arms while trying to adjust them for tension/looseness - it really doesn't take much.
Ceremic - check and make sure it's not cracked or has a groove in it.
X2 bur in mine used a stiff wire and pulled it back and through...like sanding the inside stopped my issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
Does it do that with all thread, or just a certain spool?
not sure if it does it with any other thread than the one i am currently using. havn't had the bobbin all that long. Just started doing it with the spool of blue thread,Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoemoo
I will look into it. Thanks guys for all the feedback
If it has a burr, yes it will cut all of it! If it has no burr then it's the thread. What kind of thread is it and what size? That is also important and you need to give us more info to be able to answer you correct otherwise we are guessing!
I was looking at the thread that I have and it 140 denier. I will have time to mess around with things tomorrow. I am fairly new to this hobby. I am hooked on this and am very happy with the way my ties are turning out. Being new to this I am just not 100 percent sure what I am looking at when I am ordering supplies.
the thinner the thread, the less pressure you can put on it. regardless of the denier or thickness of the thread you should put enough pressure on it when winding to stretch it a bit, but not break it. being new to the hobby, you probably just haven't aquired the feel yet as to how far you can streatch the thread. switching back and forth to different strength threads makes it even harder to gauge. I am heavy handed and still break 140 and 210 denier, and if ya touch the hook point when you wind the thread, well it's game over. lol