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Re: Bobbin/wire shift

9/6/2002 8:11 AM
Tony@Mastertone	Re: Bobbin/wire shift Wolfe If my mind serves me correctly your drill press sits on its side, right.... your explanation had me baffled until I remembered that...presuming I'm right of course. Is the wire exit point from your tensioner EXACTLY 90 degree's to the drill press spindle and in line with the centre of your bobbin.... if its not the wire will tend to naturally find the lowest point of whatever the radius is from the tensioner to the bobbin... I also found that about 18" is a good distance to run your tensioner, any closer and the radius is too small and any larger you get a lot of whipping...as you would know. Cheers mate.. Tone

9/6/2002 8:11 AM

Tony@Mastertone

Re: Bobbin/wire shift

Wolfe

If my mind serves me correctly your drill press sits on its side, right.... your explanation had me baffled until I remembered that...presuming I'm right of course.

Is the wire exit point from your tensioner EXACTLY 90 degree's to the drill press spindle and in line with the centre of your bobbin.... if its not the wire will tend to naturally find the lowest point of whatever the radius is from the tensioner to the bobbin...

I also found that about 18" is a good distance to run your tensioner, any closer and the radius is too small and any larger you get a lot of whipping...as you would know.

Cheers mate..

Tone

Replies:

Greg Simon That makes a lot of sense Tony. If ... -- 9/6/2002 10:43 AM
WolfeMacleod Tony The drill press is level.... -- 9/6/2002 8:06 PM