Recycled Bobbin Winder
My Grandma wanted a dedicated bobbin winder. She liked the way one of her sewing machines wound them so I copied the setup it had. I made it with scraps I had lying around. Works pretty good.
Materials
- little DC motor
- Dowel that fits the bobbin
- Wood
- Epoxy
- Washers
- Nuts
- Bolt
- Basic tools
Find a Motor
I had an old nail sander that I took the motor out of.
I took the switch out as well.
Cut Dowel for Bobbin
Cut a short piece of dowel and sand the end round.
Drill a hole in the flat end slightly smaller in diameter as the motor shaft.
Press the dowel on the motor shaft.
Make a Thread Tension
I found some washer and domed them with a ball peen hammer.
Put the to washers on first domed sides together then the two nuts tightening the two nuts together.
Ended up not using the square one.
Layout
Layout where about you would like everything placed and mark the locations.
Motor Housing and Thread Post
Drilled a hole in a piece of wood the size of the motor part way through. Then drilled a smaller hole for the arbor.
Drill a hole in the bottom for the thread post and glue in.
Glue Up
Center the motor in the housing and glue i with epoxy.
Then glue the motor housing to the back board.
I cut a small piece of wood and glued it to the back to bring out the thread tensioner.
Drilled a hole smaller then the threads of the bolt for the tension and screwed it in.
Electrical
I took the C battery box off and soldered a AA one I had in the junk drawer.
Screw the switch and battery pack to the back.
Thought AA would be more convenient.
Testing
Got an empty bobbin and thread turned it on and it works like a charm.
There you have it a Dedicated Recycled Bobbin Winder.