Bobbin blow out

It has been 20 years since I have sewn,
but I have sewn lots . . . with a new singer hand crank machine I bought 28 years ago.
It is gone now, and my wife came with a Singer Merritt 3015,
it is all tuned up and ready to go . . .

. . . So I am about to start my 7yr old daughters PINK hammock . . .

loading the bobbin with clear nylon thread
and the plastic bobbin blows the end off, just before it is fully loaded.

Ticked . . . yes

so I get out a solid steel bobbin and start loading . . .

. . . what do you know, the steel bobbin blows the end off.

Old junk I guess

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Originally Posted by Bradley

I don`t want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul . . .

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I just saw your signature line. Do you like Toby Mac?

You filled it too full. Clear nylon thread is a very obnoxious commodity. It stretches extensively. That would allow too much thread on the bobbin. Get some normal thread and try winding a bobbin.

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Originally Posted by jeepthangjim

I just saw your signature line. Do you like Toby Mac?

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I absolutly hate rap music and I think it ot to be illegal to air . . .
. . . but that song of Toby Mac's . . .
not only can I listen to it all day I have and do listen to it all day some days.
. . . I'm trying to get somewhere,
Thats real and pure and true and eternal.
Father God, I am clay in your hands,
Help me to stay that way through all life's demands,
'Cause they chip and they nag and they pull at me,
And every little thing I make up my mind to be,
Like I'm gonna be a daddy whose in the mix,
And I'm gonna be a husband who stays legit . . .

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Originally Posted by Ramblinrev

You filled it too full. Clear nylon thread is a very obnoxious commodity. It stretches extensively. That would allow too much thread on the bobbin. Get some normal thread and try winding a bobbin.

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I took my time and wound it real slowly . . .
still to tight ? ? ?

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Originally Posted by Ramblinrev

You filled it too full. Clear nylon thread is a very obnoxious commodity. It stretches extensively. That would allow too much thread on the bobbin. Get some normal thread and try winding a bobbin.

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So I guess the question should be
what is the best thread to use for nylon when making a hammock ? ? ?

Skip that nylon thread, it is fussy.
Find yourself some good polyester thread.
You'll be happier in the long run.

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Originally Posted by Bradley

I absolutly hate rap music and I think it ot to be illegal to air . . .

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I completely agree.

I've used Gutterman's 100% polyester thread for everything. Get the "normal" stuff and avoid the heavy duty thread...

I've even used the same thread for sewing up straps... Everything has held together perfectly...