The following is some of the feedback we have received from Fil Tec customers and users of Fil-Tec Magna Glide Bobbins…
C.H. Holderby
Washington
“With Magna-Glide M bobbins we were able to increase our customer’s SPM from 630 to almost 900. Needless to say, we were pleasantly surprised. The thread runs cleaner, and appears much stronger”.
Atlantic Coast Embroidery
New York
“With Magna-Glide I am able to get 20% more stitches per bobbin. At first we did not believe our own test data. Magna-Glide has a more “even-flow”, and is not as jerky as other prewound bobbins.”
JHD Distributors (ZSK)
Texas
“We ran Magna-Glide on ZSK and Aemco machines, and they performed very well, there is no doubt that we are getting a better yield with Magna-Glide. We also love the flat-laying, even-tension we get with your new bobbin.”
Twin Peaks Embroidery
Washington
“My hat goes off to you. Your M bobbin runs much cleaner, and pulls nicely. It seems stronger, and we enjoy the 33% more stitches per bobbin that we get from Magna-Glide.”
S.A. Smith
United Kingdom
“ Our 8 head machine averaged 2.4 million stitches per day over 3 days running at over 1,000 spm (10am-5pm) without a single bobbin thread break and only 14 top thread breaks (and not a single reject badge). The design had approx. 144,000 stitches and the machine completed the design using only 2 bobbins per head.”
“One of our single head machines averaged 490,000 stitches per day running at 1,200 spm and once again without a single thread break and only 6 top thread breaks the whole show. This was a good example for the Magna-Glide as it was mainly step stitch fill which uses more bobbin thread. I have been in the in the industry for over 28 years and I have never come across a bobbin (either wound or pre-wound) that even comes close to the performance of Magna-Glide.”
Sew Busy Custom Embroidery
Georgia
“I must say that I was skeptical about the hype of Magna-Glide until I saw that the bobbins do in fact run all the way out without a change in the bobbin tension. I have also not experienced the lint buildup under my spring like I am used to seeing with my other bobbin. My hats off to you for coming out with such a unique item! I don’t see myself ever reverting back to the old sided-bobbin.”
I have a Brother Nouvelle 1500S. Can I use the magna glide bobbins in this machine. Because of the magnetic band in it I was concerned.
I use these in my longarm quilting machine.
Magna Glide bobbins work better in embroidery and quilting machines because of the frequency of high speed start and stop, and to prevent backlash of bobbin thread. But since they are sideless, Brother recommends only metal bobbins for their PQ1500S. Magna Glide bobbins may work, but Brother did not develop the bobbin case for anything but metal bobbins. As a matter of fact, the Brother bobbin case already has an anti backlash insert in the bottom of their bobbin cases to prevent bobbin thread from spinning off after abrupt stops. So it would have to be removed before trying sideless bobbins.
