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Old 11-02-2007, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jigsbydirk
You know it is funny I hear a lot of people talk about how they hate cheap bobbins and all the problems they have with them. All I have and use are "cheap" bobbins under $5 a piece and I have never had much trouble with them over the past 6 years of tying jigs.
Then you are very lucky, but a $5 bobbin is usually getting to a good enough one. The $2 & $3 ones though I have had more bad than good. There is nothing like the good ceramic ones though. Also if you work with smaller thread say 6/0 and smaller it can be trouble. I have had lots of them cut my thread under the tube and that is enough to make me crazy.

Not saying you need a $12 or $15 bobbin, but don't like the real cheap ones as they just cut your thread at both ends.

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